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National Bee Unit: Finance

Volume 461: debated on Tuesday 19 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the budget of the National Bee Unit at the Central Science Laboratory was in each of the last five years for which records are available; and if he will make a statement. (142277)

The budget for the Central Science Laboratory National Bee Unit for the last five years is as follows:

Financial year

Budget

2003-04

1,496,172

2004-05

1,493,567

2005-06

1,691,470

2006-07

1,832,180

2007-08

1,822,142

Notes:

1. Budget (= income) comprises DEFRA and Welsh Assembly government expenditure under memorandums of understanding with the CSL, DEFRA commissioned research plus an element of commercial income.

2. Income for 2007-08 is estimated.