§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will list total Government expenditure on food research and development for each year from 1978–79 to 1992–93 in(a) cash and (b) constant prices and set out projected Government expenditure on food research and development for each year from 1993–94 to 1996–97 in (i) cash and (ii) constant prices.
§ Mr. Robert Jackson[holding answer 21 April 1993]: Government funding for food research and development is mainly directed through the Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food, the Agricultural and Food Research
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Agriculture and Food Research Council institute staffing 1979–19861 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 Institute Science Non-science Science Non-science Science Non-science Science Non-science Science Non-science Science Non-science Science Non-science Science Non-science ABRO 99 113 77 138 63 131 64 130 57 119 62 92 70 79 85 78 IRAD 137 189 132 191 117 175 119 175 122 165 109 140 97 127 80 115 IAP 152 146 188 178 189 175 191 173 187 175 174 174 165 153 199 143 FRI (IFR, N) 109 66 126 66 140 64 154 64 168 72 207 79 195 78 — — MRI (IFR, B) 124 83 125 83 115 88 122 88 128 79 137 85 143 74 — — PRC 109 114 107 114 114 102 115 101 115 97 116 94 111 83 106 68 LL 77 37 78 37 76 45 80 44 80 43 68 36 — — — — WRO 95 54 91 57 84 50 88 52 86 52 75 45 — — — — Units 160 45 123 19 136 22 132 22 129 30 135 34 141 39 122 35 AVRI 126 180 131 176 111 171 110 171 110 171 110 170 95 129 88 118 EMRS 180 184 174 188 164 185 161 176 162 176 153 169 141 157 — — GCRI 141 109 140 124 138 122 138 122 137 122 133 120 123 106 — — GRI (AGRI) 187 114 178 110 178 111 186 124 183 124 182 119 262 186 249 173 HRD 8 — 8 — 6 — 7 — 7 — 6 — 5 — — — HPRS 90 130 88 123 91 114 90 114 90 113 90 107 90 101 92 80 JII 84 77 84 78 86 78 85 82 85 77 78 73 86 63 120 65 LARS 163 114 163 115 159 114 169 119 158 115 152 116 197 143 152 101 NIAE 149 267 148 271 140 256 145 270 141 273 198 264 129 268 144 245 NIRD (IFR, R) 271 224 261 226 261 232 266 238 262 232 261 234 121 82 — — NVRS 140 74 139 73 135 73 146 77 144 79 144 76 129 70 — — PBI2 169 79 157 80 163 82 162 82 159 81 151 76 139 77 160 73 RES 426 211 421 214 415 214 420 212 391 189 373 188 371 182 347 179 SSLRC3 65 15 65 15 63 15 63 14 62 15 63 15 60 15 34 6 WPBS 156 115 156 123 154 122 158 119 153 119 149 117 132 113 125 99 IFR — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 534 226 IHR — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 360 315 Total 3,417 2,740 3,360 2,799 3,298 2,741 3,371 2,769 3,316 2,718 3,326 2,623 3,002 2,325 2,997 2,119 1 Pre restructuring. 2 Part of the PBI was transferred to Unilver plc from 1 October 1987. 3 The SSLRC became part of the Cranfield Institute of Technology on 1 July 1987. Council, the Scottish Office Agriculture and Food Department and the Department of Agriculture, Northern Ireland. The aggregated expenditure classified as food research and development from these sources in the past three years is as follows:
£ million 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 Cash prices 33.4 34.7 38.6 1992–93 Prices 36.9 35.9 38.6 Figures for years before 1990–91 and estimates of future expenditure are not held centrally.
A number of other Government bodies fund research into food research but figures on their expenditure are not held centrally. Although comprehensive figures on Government funded research and development are published in the Annual Review of Government Funded Research and Development, food research and development is not a classification that is used.