HC Deb 28 November 1995 vol 267 c559W
Mrs. Anne Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the indicative contributions to the EU budget in respect of research and development for his Department in 1993–94. [1907]

Mr. Clappison

Table 2.1 of the statistical supplement to the "Forward Look of Government-funded Science, Engineering and Technology 1995" contains indicative figures for the United Kingdom's contributions to the EC budget in respect of research and development. Departments' policy responsibilities are subject to change and can vary from year to year. My Department currently has responsibility for 8.04 per cent. of the Community's R and D budget.