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Lord Redesdale

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What was the level of funding by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its predecessor to veterinary science research by category for each of the past 10 years. [HL4097]

Lord Whitty

The level of DEFRA/MAFF-funded research into veterinary science has increased from £20.7 million to £37.5 million per annum over the past 10 years, 1992–93 to 2001–02 inclusive.

A summary of annual costs is attached, broken down by disease category.

SE FBZ TB Welfare TSEs Endemics Vetmed Total spend
1998–99 3,549,670 1,743,123 2,448,072 2,631,895 12,308,669 3,624,346 1,746,629 28,052,404
1999–2000 3,803,981 2,621,464 3,270,152 2,539,887 14,459,996 3,266,036 1,405,216 31,366,732
2000–01 3,746,853 2,601,442 4,152,515 2,418,391 12,407,102 2,920,707 1,329,870 29,576,880
2001–02 3,864,687 2,315,366 4,834,328 1,781,088 15,121,321 2,578,213 1,441,638 31,936,641

Notes:

SE—Statutory and exotic diseases.

FBZ—Food borne zoonoses.

TB—Bovine tuberculosis.

Welfare—Animal welfare.

TSEs—Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.

Endemics—Alternatives to pharmaceutical control of disease.

Vetmed—Veterinary medicines.

Lord Redesdale

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How much was given by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its predecessor to (i) universities and (ii) institutes for veterinary science for (a) teaching and (b) research in each of the past 10 years. [HL4098]

Lord Whitty

The level of DEFRA/MAFF-funded research into veterinary science at universities has risen from £1.6 million to £5.6 million per annum over the past 10 years. This reflects an increase in the

SE FBZ TB Welfare TSEs Endemics Vetmed Total spend
DEFRA/MAFFfunded veterinary research
1992–93 2,534,312 1,314,202 922,200 5,047,372 5,700,000 4,238,000 1,011,000 20,767,086
1993–94 3,655,164 1,613,991 1,071,544 4,829,620 6,200,000 4,805,000 1,151,000 23,326,319
1994–95 4,426,804 1,712,476 1,286,560 4,228,202 5,800,000 3,960,771 1,689,424 23,104,237
1995–96 4,189,123 1,908,169 1,484,286 4,255,462 5,600,000 3,892,278 1,712,758 23,042,076
1996–97 3,997,814 1,920,323 1,692,981 4,200,706 6,800,000 3,995,019 1,837,397 24,444,240
1997–98 3,650,299 1,993,241 1,719,387 4,087,745 10,100,000 3,785,207 1,804,333 27,140,212
1998–99 3,549,670 1,743,123 2,541,005 3,654,758 12,651,000 3,760,415 1,809,258 29,709,229
1999–2000 3,803,981 3,023,709 4,114,066 3,361,174 15,068,000 3,315,959 1,439,685 34,126,574
2000–01 3,746,853 3,528,362 5,265,709 3,714,391 13,284,000 3,127,310 1,576,388 34,243,013
2001–02 3,864,687 3,348,476 6,112,005 3,208,878 16,243,407 2,967,958 1,831,383 37,576,794
Universities
1992–93 0 111,202 96,004 1,203,014 227,711 0 0 1,637,931
1993–94 0 69,991 97,404 938,871 311,074 0 0 1,417,340
1994–95 0 71,480 21,560 746,610 312,800 0 81,736 1,234,186
1995–96 0 57,978 49,350 750,917 195,951 0 7,670 1,061,866
1996–97 0 0 48,414 980,143 240,727 117,377 42,612 1,428,818
1997–98 0 0 71,759 1,243,793 398,298 146,316 122,981 1,983,147
1998–99 0 0 92,933 1,020,863 342,331 136,069 62,629 1,654,825
1999–2000 0 402,245 843,914 821,287 608,004 49,923 34,469 2,759,842
2000–01 0 926,920 1,113,194 1,296,000 876,898 206,603 246,518 4,666,133
2001–02 0 1,033,110 1,277,677 1,427,790 1,122,086 389,745 389,745 5,640,153
Other institutes
1992–93 2,534,312 1,203,000 826,196 3,844,358 5,472,289 4,238,000 1,011,000 19,129,155
1993–94 3,655,164 1,544,000 974,140 3,890,749 5,888,926 4,805,000 1,151,000 21,908,979
1994–95 4,426,804 1,640,996 1,265,000 3,481,592 5,487,200 3,960,771 1,607,688 21,870,051
1995–96 4,189,123 1,850,191 1,434,936 3,504,545 5,404,049 3,892,278 1,705,088 21,980,210
1996–97 3,997,814 1,920,323 1,644,567 3,220,663 6,559,728 3,877,642 1,794,785 23,015,522
1997–98 3,650,299 1,993,241 1,647,628 2,843,952 9,701,702 3,638,891 1,681,352 25,157,065
1998–99 3,549,670 1,743,123 2,448,072 2,631,895 12,308,669 3,624,346 1,746,629 28,052,404
1999–2000 3,803,981 2,621,464 3,270,152 2,539,887 14,459,996 3,266,036 1,405,216 31,366,732
2000–01 3,746,853 2,601,442 4,152,515 2,418,391 12,407,102 2,920,707 1,329,870 29,576,880
2001–02 3,864,687 2,315,366 4,834,328 1,781,088 15,121,321 2,578,213 1,441,638 31,936,641

Notes:

SE—Statutory and exotic diseases.

FBZ—Food borne zoonoses.

TB—Bovine tuberculosis.

Welfare—Animal welfare.

TSEs—Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.

Endemics—Alternatives to pharmaceutical control of disease.

Vetmed—Veterinary medicines.

amount of the total veterinary research budget, committed to universities, from 7.9 per cent to 15 per cent.

A breakdown of annual costs at universities and other research institutes is provided.

All costs detailed relate to research. DEFRA/MAFF supported teaching activities include PhD studentships, either funded within the research programme or via the MAFF post-graduate studentships and the veterinary fellowships currently ongoing at the Edinburgh, Cambridge and Liverpool veterinary colleges.