AGRICULTURE: RESEARCH

Sir Nicholas Soames: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much her Department spent on agricultural research in each year from 1997-98 to 2009-10.

George Eustace, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for farming, food and marine environment: Defra and MAFF spent a total of £925M* on agricultural research between 1997/98 and 2009/10.

Financial year Farming Research (£M) Animal Health and Welfare Research (£M) Total agricultural research (excluding food, agri-environment, soils, plant health, pesticide safety) (£M)
1997/1998 46 27 73
1998/1999 44 30 74
1999/2000 42 34 76
2000/2001 41 34 75
2001/2002 39 38 77
2002/2003 37 39 76
2003/2004 39 38 77
2004/2005 38 39 76
2005/2006 36 38 74
2006/2007 30 39 69
2007/2008 26 37 63
2008/2009 23 34 57
2009/2010 27 32 59
TOTAL 467 458 925
* Source: Omnicom (Defra science database). Figures exclude research on food (post farm gate), biodiversity conservation through agri-environment schemes, plant health and pesticide safety.
 

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