§ Mr MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much of his Department's budget is devoted to research purposes; how much is given in grants for research; and what proportion of each figure has been devoted to near-market research(a) in the current financial year and (b) in each of the last three financial years.
Mr. Jackson[holding answer 3 July 1989]: Details of the Department's expenditure on research, together with that in respect of the research councils and the universities, for which the Secretary of State is also responsible, are given in the "Annual Review of Government Funding Research and Development 1988", copies of which are available in the Library.
Expenditure that might be described as "near market" research is not separately identified, but it is considered to be minimal.
§ Mr. MichaelTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the research grants 373W given for near-market research for which his Department is directly or indirectly responsible in the current financial year and each of the last two financial years.