§ Mrs. Iris RobinsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much Government funding for investment in university research and development each part of the United Kingdom receives(a) in absolute terms and (b) in proportion to its population [82030]
§ Ms HewittGovernment funding for investment in university research and development through the Research Councils and Funding Councils (and, in Northern Ireland, the Department for Education and Learning) in the UK is as follows:
Absolute terms (£million) Per head of population (£) England 1,313 27 Northern Ireland 24 14 Scotland 176 35 Wales 62 21