{"value":{"id":63170,"askingMemberId":116,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2014-06-23T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2014-06-25T00:00:00","uin":"201944","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how much his Department spent on agricultural research in each financial year since 2010-11.","answeringBodyId":26,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business, Innovation and Skills","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":53,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2014-06-30T00:00:00","answerText":"

The Department of Business, Innovation and Skills' expenditure on agricultural research is through the UK Research Councils and the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) as per the figures given below:

Research Council funding for agriculture research:

£k

Council

2010-11

2011-12

2012-13

2013-14

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

87,200

90,200

87,900

90,800

Economic and Social Research Council

2,914

2,328

3,392

3,102

Natural Environment Research Council

9,100

14,800

15,600

12,600

Science and Technology Facilities Council

110

140

155

140

Total

99,324

107,468

107,047

106,642

TSB funding for Research & Development in the agricultural sector:

2010/11

2011/12

2012/13

2013/14

£

143,089

3,336,702

7,339,822

9,455,470

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