To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what funds, in cash and constant prices, were allocated to the Scottish Department of Agriculture, research and development budgets for each year since 1978; what is the projected spending for 1993–94 and 1994–95; and what proportion of the departmental budget for research and development is accounted for by (a) the Central Science Laboratory, (b) the Veterinary Medicines Directorate, (c) the Central Veterinary Laboratory and (d) ADAS.

[holding answer 8 June 1993]: Successive volumes of the Cabinet Office "Annual Review of Government Funded Research and Development" contain information on outturn and planned expenditure by the Scottish Office Agriculture and Fisheries Department on agriculture and fisheries research and development from 1977–78 onwards. Relevant figures extracted from the review are shown in the table. It should be noted that, for 1981–82 and later years, the figures are presented on a full economic cost basis.

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many people were employed, for each year since 1978, directly by the Scottish Department of Agriculture on research and development programmes related to agriculture, fisheries and food; and how many people were employed, for each year since 1978, on Scottish Department of Agriculture research and development programmes commissioned from outside.

[holding answer 8 June 1993]: It is not possible to answer the first part of the question directly because the amount of time spent by relevant Scottish Office staff on research and development (R and D) programmes in the areas in question varies from time to time and from individual to individual.