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Written question asked by Earl of Selborne (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Bach (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 March 2006.

Agriculture: Research

Question
How much research funding has been provided by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and its agencies to Rothamsted Research (and its predecessor body), and to the Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research in each financial year since 1999–2000; and what are the comparable figures planned for 2006–07 and 2007–08.
Answer

Defra research expenditure and commitments at Rothamsted Research and the Institute of Grassland and Economic Research (IGER) for the years in question are as follows:

£’000
Rothamsted IGER
1999–2000 6,191 6,437
2000–01 6,349 6,275
2001–02 5,922 6,040
2002–03 5,555 6,339
2003–04 5,283 6,537
2004–05 5,109 6,996
2005–06* 4,199 6,361
2006–07** 2,445 5,210
2007–08** 1,692 2,243
* Provisional ** Figures for these years are incomplete. Data given represents committed and planned expenditure at this time, but many contracts are still under negotiation or are yet to be formally commissioned.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4335; 679 c129WA
Session
2005-06
Subjects
Finance Institute of Grassland and Environmental Research Rothamsted Research
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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