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Science: Research

Volume 480: debated on Wednesday 8 October 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills how much the Government spent on scientific research in 2007-08. (224183)

The following table sets out the latest outturn (2005-06), the estimated outturn (2006-07) and the CSR plan (2007-08) for net Government expenditure on research and development in cash terms.

£ million

Outturn2005-06

Estimated outturn2006-07

CSR plan2007-08

Science budget

OSI—DIUS

578

760

704

BBSRC

322

357

375

ESRC

125

146

162

MRC

416

487

500

NERC

373

375

399

EPSRC

555

664

746

PPARC

334

334

CCLRC

84

103

STFC

460

AHRC

69

83

102

Pensions/Other

15

17

27

Total Science budget

2,871

3,327

3,476

Higher Education Funding Councils

HEFC

1,928

2,059

2,188

Total HE funding councils

1,928

2,059

2,188

Total Science and Engineering base

4,800

5,387

5,664

Civil departments

DEFRA

288

300

324

DCSF

100

87

62

DCLG

27

24

24

DfT

61

58

68

DH (including NHS)

628

668

734

NHS

583

621

687

DWP (including DSS)

18

17

17

HSC

22

20

19

HO

73

59

49

DCMS

23

21

23

DFID

265

256

253

DTI (ex OST and Launch Investment)

300

261

266

Net Launch Investment

-158.3

-142.9

-131.2

NI departments

21

22

22

SE (formerly SO)

209

228

247

WAG (formerly WO)

33

34

36

FSA

17

14

14

Other departments

38

39

42

Total Civil departments

1,965

1,966

2,069

Total Civil

6,765

7,353

7,733

MoD

of which:

Research

598

600

640

Development

1,921

2,068

2,061

Total Defence

2,519

2,668

2,701

Total

9,284

10,020

10,434

Indicative UK contribution to the EU R and D budget

365

377

354

Grand total

9,649

10,397

10,788

Grand total (ex NHS)

9,066

9,777

10,101

Source:

ONS Government R and D Survey