§ Dr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what was the Department's total research and development expenditure for each year from 1980 to the present in(a) cash and (b) constant prices on projects funded by his Department equivalent to those covered by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. [18176]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonThe Scottish Office funding of agricultural and fisheries research complements the agricultural and fisheries research funded by MAFF and the Biotechnology and Biological Science Research Council. There are a number of co-ordination mechanisms in place to ensure that research is not duplicated.
Total Scottish Office research and development expenditure on agricultural and fisheries is set out in the table. Figures are only available from 1981–82 to 1995–96. Figures for 1981–82 to 1992–93 are taken from the "Annual Review of Government-funded Research and Development" for each year. Figures from 1993–94 to 1995–96 are taken from the "Forward Look of Government-funded Science, Engineering and Technology" for each year.
£ million Year Cash Constant prices (1995–96) 1981–82 36.2 71.5 1982–83 38.1 70.2 1983–84 41.3 72.7 1984–85 44.1 74.0 1985–96 44.6 70.9 1986–87 42.5 65.6 1987–88 41.2 60.4 1988–89 43.3 59.5 1989–90 45.6 58.6 1990–91 47.9 56.9 1991–92 48.0 53.6 1992–93 50.7 54.4 1993–94 50.8 52.9 1994–95 52.2 53.5 1995–96 49.5 49.5