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Bees: Research

Volume 476: debated on Tuesday 3 June 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how much funding was allocated by his Department to bee health research in each year since 1997. (207788)

The following list shows the funding allocated by DEFRA for honey bee health research. This includes funding for specific honey bee health projects and elements of other funded research which benefits honey bee health.

£000

1997-98

214.5

1998-99

247.6

1999-2000

241.1

2000-01

230.0

2001-02

313.7

2002-03

286.9

2003-04

273.1

2004-05

282.1

2005-06

254.4

2006-07

302.5

2007-08

321.2