§ Mr. LawsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his estimate is of the(a) cost and (b) annual budget of the Arts and Humanities Research Council; and if he will make a statement. [93746]
§ Margaret Hodge[holding answer 29 January 2003]: We announced in "The Future of Higher Education" that our aim is for the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) to become a full Research Council by 2005. Our estimate for AHRB expenditure on running costs in the current financial year is £3.4 million. Total support for the AHRB from the Government and the Devolved Administrations in 2002–03 will be £63.2 million.