§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many applications for ROPA were received by the(a) Medical Research Council, (b) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, (c) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, (d) Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council and (e) Economic and Social Research Council; how many were turned down in each case because of ineligibility; and how many were rejected. [20]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorThe following tables show the number of ROPAs received; the number awarded; the number turned down because of ineligibility; and the number rejected for each of he research councils.
1994 ROPA pilot analysis of applications and awards by research council Research council Number of applications Number of awards Number ineligible Number rejected BBSRC 82 44 4 34 EPSRC 351 158 38 155 MRC 134 42 2 90 Total 567 244 44 279
1995 ROPA scheme analysis of applications and awards by research council Research council Number of applications Number of awards Number ineligible Number rejected BBSRC 207 116 6 85 EPSRC 398 203 50 145 ESRC 46 18 13 15 MRC 239 100 75 64 NERC 64 38 12 14 PPARC 2 0 1 1 Total 956 475 157 324