Written question asked by Stephen O'Brien (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 February 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 2 March 2004. It was answered by Patricia Hewitt (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 March 2004 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how many organisations have been helped by the Public Sector Research Exploitation Fund in each year since its inception. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Stephen O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many organisations have been helped by the Public Sector Research Exploitation Fund in each year since its inception. [157251] Ms Hewitt: The Public Sector Research Exploitation Fund has been awarded through two competitive funding rounds. PSRE Round 1 awards were made in October 2001 with over £10 million going to 19 lead institutions. The allocation of Round 2 funds was announced in January 2004. Almost £15 million went to 16 lead organisations. For a list of organisations that have received assistance from the fund, please refer to PQ No. 157250 answered today.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 418 c779W;418 c799W; 157251
Session: 2003-04
Subjects: Expenditure Public sector Research Public Sector Research Exploitation Fund
Contains statistics: Yes
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