§ Mr. IngramTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the book value of each research institute site of the research institutes of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, Medical Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council and Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council:. and who is the registered owner of each site. [37399]
§ Mr. Ian Taylor[holding answer 15 July 1996]: The information is as follows:
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Institute site Owner Net book value (£ million)1 BBSRC2 Institute for Arable Crops Research: Rothamsted experimental station Lawes Agricultural Trust 30.4 Long Ashton research station University of Bristol 11.3 Broom's Barn Lawes Agricultural Trust 2.5 Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research: Aberystwyth research centre University of Wales 12.1 North Wyke research centre Crown Commissioners 2.0 Bronydd Mawr research station Crown Commissioners 0.8 Trawsgoed research farm BBSRC 2.8 John Innes Centre John Innes Foundation 28.2 Silsoe Research Institute Part BBSRC; part Department of the Environment 12.7 Roslin Institute: Edinburgh Part BBSRC; part University of Edinburgh 7.0 Blythbank BBSRC 1.5 Babraham Institute BBSRC 30.4 617W
Institute site Owner Net book value (£ million)1 Institute for Animal Health: Compton laboratory BBSRC 34.0 Pirbright laboratory BBSRC 29.0 Neuropathogenesis unit BBSRC 2.0 Institute for Food Research: Reading laboratory Reading University 10.0 Norwich laboratory BBBSRC 9.6 MRC National Institute for Medical Research MRC 16.6 Laboratory of Molecular Biology Addenbrookes Hospital NHS Trust 1.5 Clinical Sciences Centre Hammersmith Hospital NHS Trust 11.0 NERC British Geological Survey Eskdalemuir NERC 0.3 Keyworth NERC 8.3 Hartland NERC 0.2 Exeter NERC 0.2 Murchison House Edinburgh University 2.9 Institute of Freshwater Ecology East Stoke NERC 0.2 Wareham Freshwater Biological Association nil Windermere Freshwater Biological Association nil Institute of Hydrology Wallingford NERC 2.8 Balquidder NERC 0.0 Staylittle Forestry Commission nil Stirling Scottish Metropolitan nil Institute of Terrestrial Ecology Furzebrook NERC 0.3 Merlewood NERC 0.4 Monks Wood NERC 0.7 Limegarth Wood NERC 0.0 Banchory NERC 0.3 Bangor NERC 0.1 University of Wales nil Bush NERC 0.8 Abergwyngregyn University of Wales nil Proudman Oceanographic Laboratory Bidston NERC 0.0 Borough of Birkenhead 0.5 Victoria Dock Mersey Docks and Harbour Company nil NERC Scientific Services NERC 0.0 British Antartic Survey Cambridge University 5.0 Plymouth Marine Laboratory Raglan barracks Department of Trade and Industry nil Citadel Hill Crown Estate nil Prospect Place City of Plymouth 2.5 Dunstaffnage Marine Laboratory Scottish Association for Marine Science Nil
Institute site Owner Net book value (£ million)1 Institute of Virology and Environmental Microbiology: Oxford University of Oxford 2.4 Wytham University of Oxford 0.0 Radiocarbon Dating Laboratory Scottish Enterprise Nil Southampton Oceanography Centre Associated British Ports 430.2 PPARC Royal Greenwich Observatory Science and Engineering Research Council 5.2 Royal Observatory Edinburgh PPARC 7.4 Joint Astronomy Centre, Hawaii University of Hawaii 13.5 Iaac Newton Telescopes, La Palma Government of Spain 15.5 1 Values are for land and buildings. 2Existing use values based on 1992 prices. 3 Open Market values for alternative use. 4 Depreciated replacement cost.