Institute of Terrestrial Ecology

HC Deb 15 December 1986 vol 107 c390W

Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if will publish in the Official Report the levels of Government funding for the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology in 1984–85, 1985–86 and the estimated totals for 1986–87 and 1987–88; and if he will give a breakdown of funding in those years to the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology research stations in Scotland.

Mr. Walden

The funding of ITE as a whole and for the ITE research stations in Scotland is as follows:

£ million
	1984–85	1985–86	1 1986–87	1 1987–88
ITE funding from all sources	5.9	5.8	6.0	25.6
(Includes non-Government fundings)	(0.3)	(0.5)	(0.7)	(0.6)
the funding for the ITE stations in Scotland included in the above total	1.8	1.5	1.5	21.5
(of which major capital building).	(0.4)
1 Estimated.
2 These lines represent the aggregates of grant-in-aid from the Science Budget of the Department through the Natural Environment Research Council, and income from other Departments for commissioned research and from other non-Government sources.