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Written question asked by Lucy Powell (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 April 2014, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 3 April 2014. It was answered by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Tuesday, 8 April 2014 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Science: Research

Question

(2) what proportion of funding given by (a) his Department and (b) the public bodies for which he is responsible was used to support scientific institutions in (a) London, (b) Cambridge, (c) Oxfordshire and (d) Greater Manchester in each of the last three years.

Lucy Powell:

Answer

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills supports scientific research via its public bodies. Information on the proportion of research funding they distribute to each of the named areas is not currently held centrally but is being researched. I will place the data in the Libraries of the House as soon as possible.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
194661; 579 c191W
Session
2013-14
Related items
Deposited Paper DEP2014-0623
Tuesday, 8 April 2014
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects
Finance Research Science
Link
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