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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Mr. George Osborne: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people are employed by the (a) Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, (b) Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils, (c) Economic and Social Research Council, (d) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, (e) National Research Development Corporation, (f) Natural Environment Research Council and (g) Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council; what the running cost of each body was in the last year for which figures are available; and if she will make a statement on the future of each body. [203746] Ms Hewitt: The number of people employed by the Research Councils and their administration costs for FY2003-04 are: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number employed Administration costs 2003-04 (£ million) BBSRC 3,171 8.0 CCLRC 1,822 8.6 ESRC 1,06 4.7 EPSRC 304 19.9 MRC 3,542 14.5 NERC 2,599 3.9 PPARC 286 9.1 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Research Councils are currently developing a common definition of administration costs and therefore the figures stated are provisional on this work being completed. The National Research Development Corporation ceased functioning several years ago. The Government have, in successive Spending Review settlements, affirmed the importance it attaches to science, and to the role of the Research Councils. The Government issued in July 2004 its Science and Innovation Investment Framework 2004-14, a copy of which is in the Library of the House, and which affirms the Government's commitment to increasing science spending over the longer term.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

203746; 428 c1055-6W;428 c1056W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Department of Trade and Industry Public bodies Staff Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council Natural Environment Research Council Operating costs Economic and Social Research Council Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils Market Research Society

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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