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Written question asked by Hugh Bayley (Labour) on Monday, 23 November 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 November 2009. It was answered by David Lammy (Labour) on Thursday, 3 December 2009 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Research: Government Assistance

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how much Government funding has been allocated to (a) scientific and (b) engineering research in each year since 1996-97.
Answer

Science and Research Budget allocations, including funding for engineering research, will have increased from £1.3 billion in 1996-1997 to £3.9 billion in 2010-11. The following table sets out the allocation for each year. It is not possible from the classifications of the Science and Research Budget to provide an overall total for engineering research, however, the table also sets out the allocation for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for each year.

Science and research budget allocations from 1996-97 to 2010-11
£000
EPSRC Total science and research budget
1996-97 375,590 1,312,030
1997-98 386,373 1,330,328
1998-99 382,982 1,338,326
1999-2000 397,584 1,498,123
2000-01 410,850 1,587,450
2001-02 436,202 1,898,066
2002-03 458,540 2,055,870
2003-04 465,129 2,394,525
2004-05 488,414 2,626,315
2005-06 568,193 3,087,136
2006-07 636,294 3,236,584
2007-08 721,172 3,454,742
2008-09 795,057 3,554,423
2009-10 814,528 3,715,423
2010-11 843,465 3,970,423

The Allocations of the Science and Research Budget 2008-09 to 2010-11, available in the House Library, provides further details of the purpose and destination of science funding over the current Spending Review Period at:"http://www.dius.gov.uk/science/science_funding"

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
501 c988-9W; 301735
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Engineering Research Science
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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