§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will state(a) the total amount of funding made available under the academic "new blood" scheme and the total amount taken up, (b) the total amount of funding made available under the new academic appointments scheme and the total amount taken up, (c) the numbers of men and women academics appointed under each of the two schemes and (d) the numbers of men and women appointed under each of the two schemes who are still in post.
§ Mr. Alan Howarth(a) The total funding allocated by the University Grants Committee between academic years 1983–84 and 1985–86 under the "new blood" scheme and for new posts in information technology was £40.9 million. All allocated funding was taken up by universities.
(b) The amount allocated by the Universities Funding Council under the new academic appointments scheme in academic year 1989–90 was £13.4 million. It is estimated that all allocated funding was taken up by universities.
(c) Information about the total number of men and women academics appointed under the schemes is not readily available.
(d) Of the total of 792 academics appointed under the "new blood" scheme, 739 were in post in March 1989. A further 46 posts had been replaced through new appointments. Comparable figures are not yet available for the new academic appointments scheme.