§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what research funding was allocated in each of the last five years to(a) Warwick University, (b) Coventry University and (c) United Kingdom universities. [48015]
§ Dr. HowellsThe figures for research funding allocated in each of the last five years to Warwick University, Coventry University and United Kingdom universities by the higher education funding bodies are set out in the table.
Research funding 1994–95 to 1998–991 £000 Academic year Coventry University University of Warwick Total for UK 1994–95 2,462 14,460 802,091 1995–96 2,614 14,618 814,250 1996–97 2,701 14,565 814,540 1997–98 1,287 15,575 866,002 1998–99 1,471 17,222 1,025,517 1Changes have been made in the basis of allocations from year to year, and so figures may not be strictly comparable between years These figures do not include research allocated by the Research Councils, which are the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade and Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
§ Mr. Jim CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what research contracts his Department has awarded to Warwick University in the past three years. [48016]
§ Dr. HowellsThe Department has awarded nine research contracts, with a total value of £379,282, to the University of Warwick in the past three years. It has also provided £31,665 to a project commissioned by the Government Office for the West Midlands, entitled Partnership Degree in Engineering technology with Engineering Business Management.
221WThe Employment Service have also awarded one contract, to the Institute for Employment Research, to identify and review the available evidence concerning the factors associated with becoming long-term unemployed. The total cost of this study was £3,000.
Details of the projects directly commissioned by the Department are listed:
University of Warwick, Centre for Educational Development Appraisal and Research (CEDAR);Evaluation of Development projects for the University for Industry (Stage 1): £44,191.00University of Warwick, Institute for Employment Research, International Baseline Project Part 2: £54,079.09Evaluation of Modern Apprenticeships—The Effect On Employers' TrainingPractices and The Availability of NVQ Training: £96,731.70Research To Compare Funding For Providers Of Youth Training And Further Education: £27,217.00Employers' Net Costs of Training to NVQ Level 2: £63,081.00Assessing the size and nature of the demand for HE in England: £40,438.00A Review of Recent Literature on Intermediate Labour Markets: £10,894.00University of Warwick, Industrial Relations Research UnitMentoring and School Students Attainment: £10,001.00University of Warwick, Professor RobinsonAssistance for the National Advisory Committee on Creative and Cultural Education (NACCCE): £32,650.Details of all the projects funded by the Department's central research budget are available in the Annual Report on Research. The next edition is due for publication in July 1998, priced at £4.95.