§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much money has been allocated by the Science Research Council for engineering research for each of the last five years at constant prices; and how much is being allocated for the current financial year.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe Science Research Council has allocated the following sums, at 1980–81 outturn prices, to its engineering board:
FinancialYear £ Million 1975–76 19.734 1976–77 25.894 1977–78 27.473 1978–79 27.459 1979–80 30.761 1980–81 31.821
§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give details of the engineering research that has ben carried out by the Science Research Council for the past five years; and what projects have been stopped in the current financial year.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneParticulars of such research are given in the Science Research Council's annual reports, copies of which are available in the Library. No engineering research projects have been stopped in the current financial year.