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A1
Main Estimates 2001-02: Department of Trade and Industry
Introduction
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The Department of Trade
and Industry has two Requests for Resources: (RfR1) Increasing UK
Competitiveness and RfR2 Increasing Scientific Excellence in the UK
and Maximising its Contribution to Society. |
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| RfR1:
Increasing UK Competitiveness |
| 2. |
This Request for Resources
provides for the resources needed by DTI for the promotion of enterprise,
innovation and increased productivity; implementation of the programmes
set out in the Knowledge Economy White Paper; the creation of strong
and competitive markets; the development of a fair and effective legal
and regulatory framework; and the efficient management of nuclear
and coal liabilities. These activities include the spread of industry
led partnerships at national, regional and sectoral levels aimed at
spreading best practice and the encouragement of the use of e-commerce
and the uptake and accessibility of technology at home and overseas;
research and development and support for standards and the National
Measurement Scheme; Regional Selective Assistance, including Enterprise
Grants; support for the Small Business Service and the programmes
which it will administer through Business Link Operators and other
local outlets; the Enterprise Fund, including the Small Firms Loan
Guarantee Scheme and other measures for small firms; telecommunications
and posts; civil aircraft research and demonstration; space technology;
support for the shipbuilding and aerospace industries; compensation
of distant water trawlermen; the covering of exchange risk guarantees;
nuclear and non-nuclear energy programmes, including the promotion
of new and renewable sources of energy and clean coal technology;
support for consumer organisations, consumer safety and investor protection
measures; regulation of trade policy and fulfilment of international
non-proliferation obligations; improvement of radio spectrum efficiency;
employment relations, including the promotion of fairness and minimum
standards at work and the enforcement of a national minimum wage;
funding of the Office of Manpower Economics; re-imbursement of claims
for the restitution of property of victims of Nazi persecution seized
during the Second World War under the Trading With the Enemy legislation;
support for the development of post offices to provide access to official
services and information; nuclear decommissioning and radioactive
waste management; grant in aid to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy
Authority; the discharge of liabilities to former coal industry employees
- mainly employees of the British Coal Corporation - and other lianbilities
transferred from the British Coal Corporation; grant in aid to the
Coal Authority and the regeneration of former British Coal sites;
petroleum licensing repayments; the costs of the advisers for the
BNFL Public Private Partnership; Departmental administration costs
(including those of British Trade International and support for the
Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service), associated depreciation
and cost of capital charges, the funding of the executive agencies;
loans to and repayments from the trading funds; privatisation expenses
and certain other miscellaneous expenditure are also included in the
Request for Resources. |
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| RfR2:
Increasing Scientific Excellence in the UK and Maximising its Contribution
to Society |
| 3. |
This Request for Resources
provides grant in aid to the seven science Research Councils - Biotechnology
and Biological Sciences Research Council (£212,374,000); Economic
and Social Research Council (£73,647,000); Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council (£441,023,000); Medical Research Council
(£345,320,000); Natural Environment Research Council (£186,171,000);
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (£206,932,000);
and the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
(£2,985,000), including the UK's subscriptions to international
organisations in their fields of activity; Research Council pensions;
grants in aid to other scientific bodies (the Royal Society and the
Royal Academy of Engineering); and grants for other sundry scientific
services including the University Challenge Fund, the Joint Infrastructure
Fund, the Cambridge/Massachusetts Institute of Technology Institute,
the Synchrotron Radiation Source, the Science Enterprise Challenge
Scheme, the Higher Education Innovation Fund, exploitation of discoveries
at public sector research establishments, the administration costs
of the Office of Science and Technology. |
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A detailed analysis of
appropriation in aid of these Requests for Resources and extra receipts
payable to the Consolidated Fund Extra Receipts is given in Annex
C of this Report. |
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