§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list, for each research council, for the latest available year(a) the amount of money allocated to each research council and spent in Wales and (b) the proportion of public money allocated to each research council that was spent in Wales.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthIn 1990–91, the research council's expenditure in Wales from the science budget and the proportion as a percentage of the total were as follows:
Expenditure in Wales derived from the science budget(£ million) Percentage of science budget to council AFRC 2.6 2.9 ESRC 0.6 1.6 MRC1 1.1 0.6 NERC 10.9 8.1 SERC 6.7 1.5 1 1989–90 figures. Details of research council expenditure in Wales from all sources of public money are not available.
§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has given any indication to the Advisory Board for the Research Councils of his view of the future and the future use of its flexibility margin.
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§ Mr. Alan HowarthMy right hon. and learned Friend announced to the House on 22 May 1991 at column 500 his acceptance of the ABRC's advice on the allocation of the flexibility margin.
§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has received any representations on the ethical standards of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthMy right hon. and learned Friend has received a number of representations about the review by the Science and Engineering Research Council of its forward programme. I am not aware of any which refer to the council's ethical standards.
§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he plans to review the future of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthMy right hon. and learned Friend has no plans to review the future of the Science and Engineering Research Council.