Written question asked by Roseanna Cunningham (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 7 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 10 December 1998. It was answered by Alan Meale (Labour) on Thursday, 10 December 1998 on behalf of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.

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Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how much is spent annually by his Department on research programmes in Scotland; and what proportion of this funding will be transferred to the Scottish Parliament after devolution; if he will list (a) by programme over £50,000 and (b) the total spending by his Department in Scotland on the identifiable spending areas detailed in Table 7.6A of the Public Expenditure Statistical Analysis 1997-98 (Cmnd 3601); which of these programmes will fall solely or jointly under the responsibility of the Scottish Parliament; and what arrangements are in place to transfer control of funds for these projects to the Scottish Executive or Parliament; what assessment he has made of the programmes which it will be ultra vires his Department to fund or have sole responsibility for after devolution; if he will list these programmes; and if he will make a statement. - Includes ref to Scotland Act 1988 and to 4 November 1998 at 318 c614-6W.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

322 c249-50W; 63278;63279;63280

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Devolved matters Devolution Expenditure Government departments Scotland Scottish Parliament Research Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions