§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table showing the annual expenditure in Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, respectively, of the Medical Research Council for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. BrookeI understand from the Medical Research Council (MRC) that the information is as follows:
£ million Financial Year Wales England* Scotland Northern Ireland Total 1979–80 1.8 61.5 7.2 0.1 70.6 1980–81 1.8 78.9 9.7 0.1 90.5 1981–82 2.1 89.1 12.3 0.1 103.6 1982–83 1.9 94.7 11.1 0.2 107.9 1983–84 2.2 100.8 11.5 0.2 114.7 * Includes MRCs central administration costs.