Medical Research Council (Hansard, 26 November 1987)

HC Deb 26 November 1987 vol 123 c275W 275W

§ Mrs. Margaret Ewing
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish a table showing the annual expenditure in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland of the Medical Research Council, including administration costs, in each of the last three years.

Mr. Jackson
The information requested is as follows:

1984–85 £ million 1985–86 £ million 1986–87 £ million

England¹ 98.7 102.7 108.3

Scotland 12.4 12.3 13.4

Wales 2.0 1.7 1.3

Northern Ireland 0.2 0.1 0.4

Total 113.3 116.8 123.4

¹ Includes headquarters and central expenses. MRC unit administrative expenses are included under the costs for each country.

	1984–85 £ million	1985–86 £ million	1986–87 £ million
England¹	98.7	102.7	108.3
Scotland	12.4	12.3	13.4
Wales	2.0	1.7	1.3
Northern Ireland	0.2	0.1	0.4
Total	113.3	116.8	123.4
¹ Includes headquarters and central expenses. MRC unit administrative expenses are included under the costs for each country.