§ Sir Cranley OnslowTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what public funds have been devoted to the support of astronomy in each of the past 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. WaldegraveExpenditure on astronomy by the Science and Engineering Research Council, including on related areas such as solar terrestrial physics and planetary science, has been as follows:
£ million 1983–84 40.8 1984–85 46.3 1985–86 48.4 1986–87 47.0 1987–88 50.9 1988–89 60.0 1989–90 66.1 1990–91 62.6 1991–92 66.8 1992–93 72.7 Resources spent by universities on astronomy from funds provided by the higher education funding councils are not separately identifiable.