§ Mr. Needhamasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how the science budget for 1980–81 will be divided between the recipient bodies.
§ Mr. Mark CarlisleI have accepted the recommendation of the advisory board for the research councils that the science budget in 1980–81, for which the provision planned by the Government and announced in Cmnd. 7746 is just over610W £300 million, should, subject to approval by Parliament of the Estimates in due course, be allocated as follows:
£ million (1979 survey prices) Agricultural Research Council 27.1 Medical Research Council 50.9 Natural Environment Research Council 34.4 Science Research Council 165.5 Social Science Research Council 14.7 British Museum (Natural History) 5.0 Royal Society 2.6 300.2