HC Deb 05 December 1988 vol 143 cc8-9W
Ms. Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what have been the sources of funding in veterinary schools over the last five years;

(2) what revenue from commercial sources has been derived from publicly funded research in veterinary schools over the last five years.

Mr. Jackson

Universities (of which veterinary schools are component parts) receive general funding in the form of block grant from the University Grants Committee and from various other sources. It is not possible to identify how elements of that income flow to individual faculties and schools. The available data on specific income (for research contracts and other services) in veterinary science are shown below. Information is not available on the revenue from commercial sources derived from publicly funded research.

£ thousands
1984–85 1985–86 1986–87
A. Research Grants and Contracts
Research Council Grant 1,066 1,049 1,154
Other Central Government 1,062 1,370 1,686
United Kingdom Public Corporations 71 17 24
Other United Kingdom Industry and Commerce 373 426 452
United Kingdom Charitable Bodies 922 1,074 1,838
Overseas1 85 202 265
Other Sources 107 87 271
Total Grants and Contracts 3,686 4,223 5,690
B. Income from other services rendered
Total1 1,542 1,627 1,846
C. Total Specific income From veterinary science 5,228 5,850 7,836
1 Includes income from commercial sources.

Ms. Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are the research objectives of veterinary schools.

Mr. Jackson

Such objectives are for each university to determine.