Business Support Schemes (Hansard, 20 November 2003)

§ Mr. Bellingham
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on her plans for business support schemes. [137423]

§ Ms Hewitt
I have not been able to answer this question before Prorogation. I will write to the hon. Member and place a copy in the Libraries of the House.

UK CERN subscription and UK share of CERN's capital expenditure plans

£ million¹

2000–1 2001–2 2002–3 2003–4 2004–5 2005–6 2006–7 2007–8

UK CERN subscription 69.1 66.2 68.9 71.5 71.4 72.1 72.1 72.1

UK share of CERN capital spend plans 17.3 48.3 50.3 50.8 48.6 43.3 21.6 7.2

(percentage)

25 73 73 71 68 60 30 10

¹The figures are in pounds and UK financial years, but the subscription is actually set in Swiss Francs and calendar years, and also varies according to the UK'S net national income in comparison to that of other Member States. The figures for 2003–4 and onwards are latest estimates.

In addition, the UK is supporting the construction and operation of a number of experiments at CERN as part of its domestic particle physics budget. These consist of large pieces of capital equipment for CERN but the expenditure is counted as resource for HM

UK domestic expenditure on CERN experiments

(£million)

2000–1 2001–2 2002–3 2003–4 2004–5 2005–6 2006–7 2007–8

UK domestic expenditure on CERN instruments 13.3 17.4 23.4 27.0 27.8 24.2 23.7 20.6

LHC Capital element 11.2 14.8 19.0 19.1 16.8 12.0 8.0 2.2

(percentage)

84 85 81 71 60 50 34 10

¹The figures are in pounds and UK financial years, but the subscription is actually set in Swiss Francs and calendar years, and also varies according to the UK's net national income in comparison to that of other Member states. The figures for 2003–4 and onwards are latest estimates.

§ Mr. Page
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the resource amount is of the funds that have been directed towards the CERN project. [139062]

UK CERN subscription and UK share of CERN's capital expenditure plans
£ million¹
	2000–1	2001–2	2002–3	2003–4	2004–5	2005–6	2006–7	2007–8
UK CERN subscription	69.1	66.2	68.9	71.5	71.4	72.1	72.1	72.1
UK share of CERN capital spend plans	17.3	48.3	50.3	50.8	48.6	43.3	21.6	7.2
							(percentage)
	25	73	73	71	68	60	30	10
¹The figures are in pounds and UK financial years, but the subscription is actually set in Swiss Francs and calendar years, and also varies according to the UK'S net national income in comparison to that of other Member States. The figures for 2003–4 and onwards are latest estimates.

UK domestic expenditure on CERN experiments
(£million)
	2000–1	2001–2	2002–3	2003–4	2004–5	2005–6	2006–7	2007–8
UK domestic expenditure on CERN instruments	13.3	17.4	23.4	27.0	27.8	24.2	23.7	20.6
LHC Capital element	11.2	14.8	19.0	19.1	16.8	12.0	8.0	2.2
							(percentage)
	84	85	81	71	60	50	34	10
¹The figures are in pounds and UK financial years, but the subscription is actually set in Swiss Francs and calendar years, and also varies according to the UK's net national income in comparison to that of other Member states. The figures for 2003–4 and onwards are latest estimates.