Research Councils (Hansard, 5 December 1990)

§ Dr. Bray
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what advice he has received in the current year from the Advisory Board for the Research Councils on the level of science expenditure from public funds; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will publish the advice given to him by the Advisory Board for the Research Councils for the current year's public expenditure survey.

§ Mr. Alan Howarth
I refer the hon. Member to the reply that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Havant (Sir I. Lloyd) on 19 November 1990 at column30.

§ Dr. Bray
To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he last met the chairmen of the Agricultural and Food Research Council, the Medical Research Council and the Science and Engineering Research Council to discuss the levels of their budgets; and whether he will make a statement.

§ Mr. Alan Howarth
My right hon. and learned Friend and I from time to time meet the chairmen and secretaries of each of the research councils. However neither of us has recently had any such meetings to discuss the levels of their budgets.

1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 forecast

Number of new buildings 0 0 0 1 1

Expenditure on new buildings (£000) 0 0 0 1,184 5,100

Expenditure on repairs and maintenance (including building renovations) (£000) 116 116 980 411 296

	1986–87	1987–88	1988–89	1989–90	1990–91 forecast
Number of new buildings	0	0	0	1	1
Expenditure on new buildings (£000)	0	0	0	1,184	5,100
Expenditure on repairs and maintenance (including building renovations) (£000)	116	116	980	411	296