§ Mr RaynsfordTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total expenditure of his Department in each of the past five years and what is the budget for(a) 1995–96, (b) 1996–97 and (c) 1997–98 for research on construction-related matters commissioned from organisations other than the Building Research Establishment, (i) in total (ii) as a percentage of his Department's total research expenditure; and if he will list the organisations which have been commissioned to undertake such research. [23092]
§ Mr. Robert B. JonesExpenditure on research and technical advice on construction-related matters commissioned from organisations other than the Building Research Establishment in each of the past five years was:
A percentage of the Department's total expenditure on research and technical advice the figures are:
- 1990–91: £2.3 million
- 1991–92: £2.8 million
- 1992–93: £3.0 million
- 1993–94: £3.4 million
- 1994–95: £4.8 million
- 1995–96: £6.6 million (estimate).
Firm estimates for future years are not available. They will depend on the outcome for the bidding and tendering process for the DOE's programme.
- 13.6 per cent.
- 3.5 per cent.
- 3.5 per cent.
- 3.7 per cent.
- 4.7 per cent.
- 7.5 per cent.
A list of organisations other than the BRE from which such research has been commissioned is attached.
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- Association of Consulting Architects
- Association of Consulting Engineers
- Allied Steel and Wire
- Aston Materials Services
- Aston University
- British Constructional Steelwork Association
- Building Environmental Performance Analysis club
- Better Business Opportunities
- Black Horse Agencies
- Billington Osborne-Moss Engineering Ltd.
- British Precast Concrete Federation
- Brick Development Association
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- Brighton Polytechnic
- British Board of Agrément
- British Cement Association
- British Ceramic Research Association
- British Masonry Society
- British Standards Institution
- British Steel Corporation
- British Steel Tubes and Pipes
- British Stone Ltd.
- Building Services Research and Information Association
- Builders Merchants Federation
- Building Centre Trust
- Building Employers Confederation
- Business Round Table
- Business Strategies
- Business and Trade Stats Ltd.,
- C.C.M.I.
- Camden Consultancy
- Construct Concrete Structures Group Ltd.
- Ceram Building Technology
- Construction Forecasting and Research Ltd.
- Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers
- Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers Journal
- Construction Industry Computing Association
- Chartered Institute of Building
- Construction Industry Research and Information Association
- Construction Industry Council
- Consumer Association
- Cranfield University
- Construction Research Communication Ltd.
- Cyril Sweett and Partners
- Dundee Institute of Technology
- Dytechna Ltd.
- ECD Energy and Environment Ltd.
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
- Federation of Civil Engineering Contractors
- Fosroc
- Four Elements
- Halcrow Gilbert Associates Ltd.
- Housing Association Property Mutual Ltd.
- Haverstock Associates
- Heriot-Watt University
- Hooke Forest
- HR Wallingford Group Ltd.
- Hydraulics Research Ltd.
- Institution of Civil Engineers
- Imperial College
- Independent Thatch Consultants
- Institute of Building Control
- International Fire Consultants Ltd.
- Interlock Ltd.
- IPRA
- Jenkins and Potter
- John Ritter
- Kingston University
- Kingsway Group
- Lancaster University
- Lant
- Loss Prevention Council
- Loughborough University
- Michael Slattery and Associates
- Mott Macdonald Consultants
- Napier University
- National Physical Laboratory
- NBA Tectonics Ltd.
- NBS Services
- National Economic Development Office
- National Federation of Painting and Decorating Contractors
- Open University
- Oscar Faber Applied Research
- Ove Arup and Partners
- Oxford Polytechnic
- P-E International plc
- Paint Research Association
- PF Consultants
- Poole Associates
- Prest
- Reading Construction Forum Ltd.
- RHM Technology
- Royal Institute of British Architects
- Richard Rogers Architects
- Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
- Rosborough Stollard Ltd.
- Salford University
- Sandberg Consultants
- Sir Owen Williams
- south Bank Polytechnic
- South Bank University
- steel Construction institute
- Tavistock Institute
- Taywood Engineering Ltd.
- TBV Science
- Technopolis
- The City University
- The Concrete Society
- The Welding Institute
- Threshold Architects
- Touche Ross
- Timber Research and Development Association
- UCLI LTD.
- University of Bath
- University of Belfast
- University Brighton
- University of Dundee
- University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
- University of Reading
- University of Sheffield
- University of Strathclyde
- University of Surrey
- University of Ulster
- University of Warwick
- W. A. Atkins (Structural)
- Warrington Fire Research
- Wimpey Environmental Ltd.
- Water Research Centre
- WS Atkins Consultants.