§ The Earl of Kimberleyasked Her Majesty's Government:
What have been the annual expenditures in support of their individual salmon and freshwater research laboratories and stations at Faskally, Montrose, Almondbank and Ballater for the years 1980–87; and whether they will specify amounts paid for salaries, research programmes, capital expenditure and maintenance.
§ The Minister of State, Scottish Office (Lord Sanderson of Bowden)The available figures arc set out below. As some of the figures for earlier years are896WA no longer available, not all the information requested can be provided. Separate figures are not available for the Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory and its various outstations.
Annual Expenditure (Research Programmes) Capital Salaries Expenditure Maintenance 1979–80 £ 655,583 N/A N/A N/A 1980–81 £ 837,046 N/A £33,861 £ 26,482 1981–82 £ 914,143 N/A £42,328 £ 38,996 1982–83 £ 950,662 N/A £54,970 £ 19,061 1983–84 £1,050,137 N/A £62,342 £ 5,209 1984–85 £1,085,200 £479,596 £27,380 £ 15,319 1985–86 £1,201,041 £488,067 £36,882 £ 5,100 1986–87 £1,212,279 £525,371 £46,489 £ 16,485 1987–88 £1,129,708 £473,979 £43,605 £ 5,937 (estimate)