Written question asked by Lord Howarth of Newport (Labour) on Wednesday, 2 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 14 March 2005. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Monday, 14 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, how much public funding was provided to support the new Oxford Dictionary of National Biography project; at what stage; and through what channels.

Answer: Alan Howarth: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much public funding was provided to support the new Oxford Directory of National Biography project; at what stage; and through what channels. [220501] Dr. Howells: [holding answer 7 March 2005]: The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography project received £3.7 million in public funding between 1992 and 2004. Funding was in the form of an annual grant from the British Academy, via Oxford University, to the Oxford University Press (OUP), and supplemented OUP's own investment in the project of over £22 million.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 432 c17W; 220501
Session: 2004-05
Subjects: Finance Government assistance Oxford University Press Biography Dictionaries
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk