§ Dr. KumarTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will publish the spending level of the(a) Biochemical Engineering Research Council and (b) Biochemical Engineering Training Council for each of the last 10 years. [19240]
§ Mr. BattleIn April 1994, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council took over responsibility for research and postgraduate training in biochemical engineering from the former Science and Engineering Research Council. The accompanying figures show expenditure (in cash) on research and training over the last ten years. The research expenditure figure for 1994–95 is inflated because the SERC funded the research on the basis of claims whereas the BBSRC uses an expenditure profile. Similarly, the figures for expenditure on training after 1993–94 are best initial estimates, as the data were calculated on a different basis by the two Councils concerned.
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£ thousands Year Research expenditure Training 1987–88 1,033 1,109 1988–89 2,028 1,298 1989–90 2,357 1,490
£ thousands Year Research expenditure Training 1990–91 3,376 1,753 1991–92 4,497 1,842 1992–93 5,914 2,291 1993–94 8,277 2,502 1994–95 9,854 2,300 1995–96 7,043 2,200 1996–97 5,234 1,600 1997–98 15,350 1,100 1 Estimated.