§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much public money has been spent on ADAS in respect of(a) new buildings, (b) land, (c) equipment, (d) work on existing buildings and (e) staff training in each of the last five years, setting out details of each item of expenditure of £100,000 or more. [5374]
§ Mr. Douglas Hogg[holding answer 21 November 1996]The information is as follows:
- (a) New buildings
- 1992–93: £1.145 million
- 1993–94: £1.097 million
- 1994–95: £2.372 million
- 1995–96: £0.015 million
- This includes:
- 1992–93: £1.129 million BSE experimental facilities
- 1993–94: £1.097 million Pollution control facilities on farms
- 1994–95: £1.214 million Field trial buildings
- 1994–95: £0.350 million New farm building
- 1994–95: £0.750 million Headquarters building at Kidlington
- (b) Land
- 1992–93: Nil
- 1993–94: Nil
- 1994–95: £0.050 million
- 1995–96: Nil
- (c) Equipment and other assets
- 1992–93: £2.892 million
- 1993–94: £3.040 million
- 1994–95: £2.363 million
- 1995–96: £2.593 million
- This includes:
- 1992–93: £0.171 million Simultaneous spectrometer
- 1992–93: £0.394 million Computer 1992–93: £0.295 million Computer
- 1992–93: £0.154 million Furniture
- 1992–93: £0.169 million Linear irrigator
- 1993–94: £0.223 million IT equipment
- 1993–94: £0.344 million Milk testing equipment
- 1993–94: £0.101 million Software licences
- 1994–95: £0.207 million IT equipment
- 1994–95: £0.797 million Milk quota
- (d) Existing buildings
- 1992–93: £1.313 million
- 1993–94: £1.137 million
- 1994–95: £3.368 million
- 1995–96: £1.756 million
104 - This includes:
- 1994–95: £2.000 million Refurbishment of Wolverhampton laboratory
- 1995–96: £0.204 million Refurbishment of offices at Worcester
- (e) Training
- 1992–93: £0.238 million
- 1993–93: £0.325 million
- 1994–95: £0.358 million
- 1995–96: £0.432 million
Information for 1991–92, before ADAS became an agency, is not available for any of these categories.