§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much has been awarded in grants by the Science and Engineering Research Council to (a) educational institutions and (b) others in Yorkshire and Humberside in each year since 1979; how much the council will disburse in the current year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Dunn[pursuant to his reply, 1 May 1987, c. 237]: The information requested is as follows:
SERC research grant expenditure in Yorkshire and Humberside Financial year Gross expenditure £'000 1979–80 3,021 1980–81 3,891 1981–82 4,320 1982–83 4,480 1983–84 5,633 1984–85 6,486 1985–86 6,494 1986–87 17,818 1 Provisional outturn. Expenditure in 1987–88 is expected to be at least £7.8 million. It is not possible to give a more precise figure at this stage. All expenditure on grants, for which the SERC is responsible, relates to education institutions.