Clause 3 - Expenses of Council
Higher Education Bill
10:15 am
Mr Jonathan R Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford, Labour)
Is the hon. Gentleman aware that the HEFCE will provide a capacity fund of £20 million to support research in emerging subject areas in which the research base is not strong and established? Does not that answer some of his concerns about the need to pump-prime areas that we want to progress?