§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the total number of scientific studies in British universities or polytechnics which have been funded by the European Economic Community in each academic year since 1979–80; if he will give a breakdown of the category of those studies; what proportion of them had previously requested grants from his Department; and what was the total contribution which the European Economic Community made towards the study being undertaken at the university of Birmingham on childhood cancers.
§ Mr. BrookeFigures on the total number of scientific studies funded by the European Economic Community are not held by the Department: I understand that it is not the policy of the European Communities Commission to disclose this information.
The European Economic Community, through the radiation protection research programme, has contributed to £87,100 (£40,800 in 1983 and £46,300 in 1984) towards the continuing study of childhood cancers at the university of Birmingham.