§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what has been the total amount of funding for science research coming to the United Kingdom from European Community sources in each of the last three years for which information is available; and how much of these funds has gone to the research councils.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe information on total funding for science research coming to the United Kingdom from European Community sources is not available in the form requested. I refer the hon. Member to the data given in tables C and D of my answer of 18 February,Official Report, columns 300–04. This gives the total funds awarded to United Kingdom research organisations over the period 1987–91 under the EC framework programme. These funds, which exclude sums relating to fusion and JRC, amounted to £444.62 million—586.90 mecu translated at the rate £1 =1.32 ecu.
The funding of research council institutes from EC sources in the financial years 1989–90 to 1992–93 is as follows:
1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–933 £'000 £'000 £'000 £'000 SERC 676 1,756 2,018 3,274 NERC 1,641 1,788 2,655 3,109 MRC1 700 800 1,500 1,600 AFRC2 1,487 1,083 2,724 4,200 ESRC 15 25 25 19 Total 4,519 5,452 8,922 12,202 1 Excludes awards made directly to MRC units. 2 Includes AFRC grant-aided institutes. 3 Provisional.