§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what financial support was given to the air pollution division at the Warren Spring laboratory for each of the last three years at constant prices; and what is the value of the contract for 1982–83.
§ Mr. Giles Shaw[pursuant to his answer, 10 May1982]: The payments by DOE for air pollution work at Warren Spring laboratory were as follows:
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£ million Cash terms at 1981–82 prices 1979–80 1.05 *1.6 1980–81 1.3 1.42 1981–82 1.37 1.37 * A new basis for charging overheads was introduced in 1980–81. In order to show the trend on a consistent basis the figure for 1979–80 has been calculated on the same basis, allowing also for inflation.
It is expected that the payment for 1982–83 will be £1.3 million at 1982–83 prices.