HC Deb 25 May 1989 vol 153 cc733-4W
18. Mr. Cousins

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what cumulative savings were achieved over five years in grants to the National Institute of Agricultural Botany by the policy of not fully funding pay awards.

Mr. Ryder

In each of the last five years funding has been sufficient to enable the National Institute of Agricultural Botany to fully implement pay awards.