§ Mr. Madelasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the distribution of the science budget for 1984–85.
§ Sir Keith JosephHaving considered the recommendations of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils (ABRC), I have decided that the science budget for 1984–85 should, subject to approval by Parliament of the Estimates in due course, be allocated as follows:
1984–85 £ million (cash) Agricultural and Food Research Council 46.5 Medical Research Council 117.2 Natural Environment Research Council 65.9 Science and Engineering Research Council 277.8 Social Science Research Council 22.0 British Museum (Natural History) *14.15 Royal Society 5.3 Fellowship of Engineering 0.15 549.00 * Including expenditure of £4.4 million by PSA on behalf of the museum.