HL Deb 04 April 2001 vol 624 cc122-4WA
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer

asked Her Majesty's Government:

(a) How many applications were received in 2000 for funding from the Partners in Innovation scheme, funded by the Department of the Environment. Transport and the Regions to promote sustainable construction; (b) how many were successful; and (c) who were the successful applicants. [HL1540]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of Slate, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (Lord Whitty)

My department initially sought first stage outline proposals and received 733 of these. Two hundred and fifty-nine were taken forward to the second stage, for which full proposals were required. Following the second stage appraisals, 115 proposals were successful in securing funding under the scheme.

The Partners in Innovation prospectus made it clear that all research proposals should be able to demonstrate relevance to one or more of the key economic, social and environmental policy aims of sustainable construction.

The successful applicants for Partners in Innovation 2000 funding (number of projects in brackets) were:

  • ABS Consulting (1)
  • Battle McCarthy (1)
  • Bio Regional Development Group (1)
  • British Council for Offices (1)
  • Building Cost Information Service Ltd (2)
  • Building Research Establishment (17)
  • Building Services Research and Information Association (7)
  • Cambridge Architectural Research Ltd (1)
  • Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (1)
  • CERAM Building Technology (1)
  • Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (2)
  • Chiltern International Fire (3)
  • Co-Construct (2)
  • Confederation of Construction Clients (1)
  • Construction Industry Computing Association (2)
  • Construction Industry Council (2)
  • Construction Industry Research and Information Association (16)
  • Construction Products Association (1)
  • Construction Project Information Committee (1)
  • Corus, Swinden Technology Centre (1)
  • David Bartholomew Associates (1)
  • Design & Build Foundation (1)
  • ECD Energy and Environment Ltd (1)
  • Energy for Sustainable Development (ESD) Ltd (1)
  • ENSR (1)
  • European Construction Institute (2)
  • Gaia Architects (2)
  • Glass and Glazing Federation (2)
  • Greenfile Developments Ltd (1)
  • HR Wallingford Group Ltd (6)
  • Kingston University (1)
  • Leeds Metropolitan University (1)
  • Lovell Partnerships Ltd (1)
  • Mortar Industry Association (1)
  • Movement for Innovation (1)
  • NBA Tectonics Ltd (1)
  • Oscar Faber Group Ltd (3)
  • The Palmer Partnership (1)
  • Stanger Science and Environment (2)
  • Steel Construction Institute (3)
  • TRADA Technology Limited (7)
  • Trend 2000 Ltd (1)
  • University of Dundee (4)
  • University of Luton (1)
  • University of Northumbria (1)
  • WA 124
  • University of Strathclyde (1)
  • University of Ulster (1)
  • University of West England (1)
  • Waste Management & Technology Centre (1)