HC Deb 17 June 1986 vol 99 c500W
Mr. Donald Stewart

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will give figures to show the level of his Department's funding of the British Geological Survey in each of the past 10 years.

Mrs. Rumbold

The Department's level of funding of the British Geological Survey in each of the last 10 years is given in the table.

DOE expenditure with British Geological Survey for last 10 years
Cash terms in £ million
£
1976–77 2.574
1977–78 2.944
1978–79 3.088
1979–80 3.602
1980–81 5.481
1981–82 4.843
1982–83 3.134
1983–84 2.209
1984–85 2.083
1985–86 2.200