§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will publish a list of the (a) learned bodies, (b) medical charities and (c) individuals with specialist knowledge which gave help to the University Grants Committee and its sub-committees in determination of recurrent grants to universities for 1986–87.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI understand that the main bodies which provided information and advice to the University Grants Committee and its sub-committees in their assessments of universities' research strengths were:
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- Agricultural and Food Research Council
- Economic and Social Research Council
- Medical Research Council
- Natural Environment Research Council
- Science and Engineering Research Council
- Engineering Council
- Royal Society
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- National Institutes of Health (United States of America)
- Information Technology Skills Agency
- Institute of Cost and Management Accountants
- Institute of Chartered Accountants
- Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland
- Chartered Association of Certified Accountants
- Arthritis and Rheumatism Council
- Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
- British Diabetic Association
- British Heart Foundation
- Cancer Research Campaign
- Chest Heart and Stroke Association
- Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust
- Imperial Cancer Research Fund
- Leukaemia Research Fund
- Leverhulme Trust
- Mental Health Foundation
- Multiple Sclerosis of Great Britain
- Muscular Dystrophy Group
- National Fund for Research into Crippling Diseases
- National Kidney Research fund
- Nuffield Foundation
- Tenovus Cancer Fund
- Wellcome Foundation
- Yorkshire Cancer Research Campaign
Individuals who provided information and advice did so on a confidential basis.