To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much the charitable sector spent on research in universities in each of the last five financial years. (152961)

Research income received by higher education institutions in England from UK-based charities for the last five academic years for which date are available is shown in the table. The information is not collected by financial year.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what percentage of the full economic costs of research is covered by the Charity Research Support Fund. (152964)

The Charity Research Support Fund does not aim to cover a fixed percentage of the full economic cost of projects. It is a contribution by the Government to the joint efforts of charities and higher education institutions to make charity-funded research financially sustainable by the end of this decade. In the 2007/08 academic year, the Charity Research Support Fund will be worth £180 million. Allocation of that money by the Higher Education Funding Council for England will be based on charity funding of eligible projects in 2005/06, which totalled £599.85 million.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what plans he has for funding for the Charity Research Support Fund. (152965)

I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave on 19 July 2007, Official Report, column 550w.