Oral answer to question provided on Thursday, 15 June 2006 in the House of Commons, by Stephen Timms (Labour), Treasury.
Science and Innovation
- Answer
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The science budget will reach £3.4 billion by the next financial year—more than twice the 1997 level in cash terms. Of course, many decisions about money that is committed in Wales are now for the Welsh Assembly. However, there are many outstanding examples in Wales of science-based companies thriving, thanks to what the Government have done.
- Question
- Given the Chief Secretary’s comments about the link between science expenditure and economic development, why does Wales, with 5 per cent. of the UK population, receive only 2 per cent. of the science budget, which is about a third of what the Government spent last year on science overseas?
Secondary information
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- Oral answer to question
- Reference
- 447 c896
- Session
- 2005-06
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Finance Economic situation Research Science Productivity
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