HC Deb 04 December 1979 vol 975 cc182-4W
Mr. D. E. Thomas

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a table showing all moneys expended by his Department in each year since 1974 on research, showing in each year the organisations to which funding was made available and the titles of the projects funded.

Mr. Peter Rees

The information requested is as follows:

Total National institute for economic and social research* University of Cambridge: "Cambridge growth project" Other bodies Project
£,000 £,000 £,000 £,000
1974–75 125 90 35
1975–76 158 141 17
1976–77 180 151 22 University College of North Wales 4 Industrial assessment project
Other 3
1977–78 209 177 24 Universtiy of Newcastle 6 Industrial assessment project
Other 2
1978–79 215 195 19 University of Newcastle 1 Industrial assessment project
1979–80† 290 211 University of Stirling 16 Effects of taxation on labour supply
University College of London 3 Unemployment taxation and social security
3 International conference on labour supply
5 Academic panel on Treasury model
Queen Mary College University of London 5 Unemployment in British Manufacturing
7.5 Wharton forecasts
Cambridge Econometrics Limited 13.5 Econometrics
Bangor University of North Wales 3 Risk and investment
Various academic consultants 7
*manily macro-economic analysis and forecasting and research in the company sector
† provisional figures