§ 46. Mr. PatnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of university income now comes from research contracts; and what was the comparable figure 10 years ago.
Mr. JacksonComparable information is not available over the period requested. However, between the academic years 1981–82 and 1987–88, the proportion of universities' total recurrent income derived from research grants and contracts rose from 12—9 to 19—6 per cent.