HC Deb 13 February 1987 vol 110 cc370-1W
Mrs. Virginia Bottomley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the distribution of the science budget for 1987–88.

Mr. Walden

Having considered the recommendations of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils (ABRC), my right hon. Friend has decided that the science budget for 1987–88 should, subject to approval by Parliament of the Estimates in due course, be allocated as follows:

1987–88 £ million cash
Agricultural and Food Research Council 52.69
Economic and Social Research Council 24.24
Medical Research Council 133.47
Natural Environment Research Council 71.27
Science and Engineering Research Council 350.25
British Museum (Natural History)1 17.56
Royal Society 6.92
Fellowship of Engineering 0.64
Science Policy Studies (ABRC) 0.10
657.14
1 Including expenditure of £5.4 million by the Property Services Agency on behalf of the museum.