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Supplementary memorandum from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Following the RCUK submission of written evidence on 13 June, the S&T Committee requested additional information on RCI income for all years (from 2000-04) broken down annually and by income source. The information below is provided on behalf of BBSRC, MRC and NERC.

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Institute funding 2005-06

£m
InstituteTotal BBSRC Funding1 DEFRA/
FSA


Industry


EC
Other
Income
Total
Income
BI15.40.40.25.8 21.8
IAH20.28.1 1.01.09.2 39.5
IFR11.91.8 0.41.31.2 16.6
IGER7.27.1 1.30.52.7 18.8
JIC21.81.0 0.12.03.5 28.4
RI7.11.2 2.20.42.7 13.6
RRES18.05.1 2.21.02.2 28.5
SRI23.00.1 0.40.10.4 4.0
  TOTAL104.624.4 8.06.527.7 171.2

  1  Figures include Core Strategic Grants, competitive grant funding, and capital.

  2  SRI: Silsoe Research Institute, closed on 31 March 2006.

  Figures from Provisional BBSRC Annual Report 2005-06.

BBSRC Institute funding, 2004-05

£m
InstituteTotal BBSRC Funding1 DEFRA/
FSA


Industry


EC
Other
Income
Total
Income
BI12.70.30.34.9 18.2
IAH17.49.6 0.81.67.8 37.2
IFR10.31.5 0.81.50.8 14.9
IGER6.28.2 1.40.52.3 18.6
JIC17.60.8 0.21.83.9 24.3
RI5.81.7 3.40.51.8 13.2
RRES15.26.4 2.21.22.6 27.6
SRI4.31.8 1.10.21.8 9.2
  TOTAL89.530.0 10.27.625.9 163.2

  1  Figures include Core Strategic Grants, competitive grant funding, and capital.

  Figures from BBSRC Annual Report 2004-05.

BBSRC Institute funding, 2003-04

£m
InstituteTotal BBSRC
Funding
1
DEFRA/
FSA


Industry


EC
Other
Income
Total
Income
BI11.30.50.15.3 17.2
IAH10.89.1 1.41.36.5 29.1
IFR9.71.2 1.11.40.8 14.2
IGER5.37.3 1.60.61.9 16.7
JIC15.61.0 1.01.83.3 22.7
RI6.11.6 3.00.62.3 13.6
RRES12.36.2 2.81.72.8 25.8
SRI4.32.0 1.40.31.7 9.7
TOTAL75.428.4 12.87.824.6 149.0

  1  Figures include Core Strategic Grants and competitive grant funding; capital is excluded at the individual institute level; major capital funding to institutes over the year was £13 million.

  Figures from BBSRC Annual Report 2003-04.

BBSRC Institute funding, 2002-03

£m
InstituteTotal BBSRC
Funding
1
DEFRA/
FSA
2


Industry


EC
Other
Income
Total
Income
BI11.30.50.24.9 16.9
IAH10.89.0 1.31.46.6 29.1
IFR9.41.5 1.11.50.9 14.4
IGER5.17.2 1.60.62.0 16.5
JIC14.51.2 2.01.93.9 23.5
RI5.41.7 3.70.62.0 13.4
RRES13.26.5 3.01.23.6 27.5
SRI23.92.1 1.80.62.1 10.5
  TOTAL73.629.2 15.08.026.0 151.8

  1  Figures include Core Strategic Grants and competitive grant funding; capital is excluded at the individual institute level; major capital funding to institutes over the year was £12 million.

  2  IAH figure excludes exceptional income from Foot & Mouth projects.

  Figures from BBSRC Annual Report 2002-03.

BBSRC Institute funding, 2001-02

£m
InstituteTotal BBSRC
Funding
1
DEFRA/
SA


Industry


EC
Other
Income
Total
Income
BI10.30.2 0.80.14.5 15.9
IAH9.49.3 1.11.06.0 26.8
IFR9.11.6 1.01.30.8 13.8
IGER4.86.5 1.30.81.9 15.3
JIC13.81.5 2.11.33.1 21.8
RI5.01.9 3.40.52.0 12.8
RRES/IACR311.66.4 3.01.44.6 27.0
SRI23.52.5 2.20.21.8 10.2
TOTAL67.529.9 14.96.624.7 143.6

  1  Figures include Core Strategic Grants and competitive grant funding; capital is excluded at the individual institute level; major capital funding to institutes over the year was £16 million.

  2  IAH figure excludes exceptional income from Foot & Mouth projects.

  3  Rothamsted Research was formerly known as the Institute of Arable Crops Research (IACR)

  Figures from BBSRC Annual Report 2001-02.

BBSRC Institute funding, 2000-01

£m
InstituteTotal BBSRC
Funding
1
DEFRA/
FSA


Industry


EC
Other
Income
Total
Income
BI10.20.3 0.50.13.8 14.9
IAH9.38.0 1.51.06.1 25.9
IFR9.01.7 0.81.40.9 13.8
IGER4.67.2 1.40.51.8 15.5
JIC13.01.3 1.51.73.2 20.7
RI5.14.4 2.70.93.0 16.1
RRES/IACR211.06.0 2.41.74.7 25.8
SRI3.52.7 1.30.22.2 9.9
  TOTAL65.731.6 12.17.525.7 142.6

  1  Figures include Core Strategic Grants and competitive grant funding; capital is excluded at the individual institute level; major capital funding to institutes over the year was £15 million.

  2  Rothamsted Research was formerly known as the Institute of Arable Crops Research (IACR).

  Figures from BBSRC Annual Report 2000-01.

MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL

Funding from all sources for all MRC RCIs together:

  2000-01—2004-05

Figures taken from financial summary of income & expenditure in published accounts

£m
Intramural2000-01 2001-022002-03 2003-042004-05
Funding (all sources)
Total RCI funding188.3 177.2180.3209.1 222.6
Of which:
  Total DEL-funded168.2 154.4150.3179.1 192.6
  Total non DEL-funded20.1 22.830.030.0 30.0
  Of which:
    Total non-OSI Government funded 5.16.411.8 13.98.6
    Total industry funding1.6 2.32.21.7 1.7
    Total charity funding3.5 3.44.24.6 5.1
    Other funding sources9.9 10.711.89.8 14.6
20.122.8 30.030.030.0

NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL

  Breakdown of funding sources, indicating the level of core support from the parent Research Council, support from Government Departments, support from other contract research etc.

BAS
£ million
BGS
£ million
CEH
£ million
POL
£ million
2004-05
NERC33.6£19.8 18.43.5
Govt departments1.3 4.55.11.0
Other research cont.0.5 14.86.50.7
Other income2.23.3 1.10.3
Total37.6 42.431.15.5
2003-04
NERC32.319.7 16.93.8
Govt departments£0.9 4.26.60.5
Other research cont.0.2 10.15.60.3
Other income1.72.9 1.20.4
Total35.1 36.930.35.0
2002-03
NERC31.017.2 14.02.7
Govt departments1.1 4.67.01.0
Other research cont.0.3 11.26.80.3
Other income2.72.6 1.30.4
Total35.1 35.639.14.4
2001-02
NERC29.917.4 13.72.6
Govt departments1.2 5.15.70.5
Other research cont.0.3 8.26.70.2
Other income1.42.1 2.20.6
Total32.8 32.828.33.9
2000-01
NERC31.818.0 15.1
Govt departments1.1 4.95.6
Other research cont.0.1 7.06.4
Other income2.02.8 1.3
Total35.0 32.728.4


  NERC funding excludes capital

  Up to 2000-01 POL formed part of the Centre for Coastal and Marine Science, and as such has only been included in the above table for 2001-02 onwards.

June 2006


 
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