§ Mr. Charles ClarkeTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what resources his Department has(a) paid and (b) intends to pay directly to the Central Science Laboratory in (i) 1997–98 and (ii) 1998–99 in respect of the Microbiology Group, without going through the research tender and appraisal system. [36038]
§ Mr. RookerThe resources committed for work on food microbiology at the Central Science Laboratory, without going through the research tender and appraisal system are provided in the table.
£ Research resoures Non-research resources 1997–98 York laboratory 0 150,000 Norwich Laboratory 0 80,000 1998–99 York laboratory 170,000 150,000 Norwich Laboratory 0 80,000