HC Deb 23 November 1992 vol 214 c518W
34. Mr. Nicholls

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many new charters are scheduled for publication in the next six months.

Mr. Waldegrave

Twenty-seven charters have been published to date. Six more charters will be published over the next six months.

41. Mr. Simon Coombs

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on private sector funding of scientific research.

Mr. Jackson

Private sector funding for scientific research is buoyant. Such funding almost doubled in real terms over the 1985–1990 period.