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<p>For the purpose of my response I have interpreted the £1.1bn capital infrastructure
fund to be the long term Science Capital allocation announced at Spending Review 2013
at £1.1bn a year.</p><p> </p><p>a) All of the capital spend supports scientific infrastructure
projects. It is allocated by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
to, and managed by, BIS partner organisations, including the Research Councils, HEFCE
and the UK Space Agency.</p><p> </p><p>Further details on the 15-16 Science Capital
allocations are available in the 15-16 science and research allocation publication:</p><p>
</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332767/bis-14-750-science-research-funding-allocations-2015-2016-corrected.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/332767/bis-14-750-science-research-funding-allocations-2015-2016-corrected.pdf</a></p><p>
</p><p>b) In the 15-16 financial year, around £415m has been spent on Science Capital
to end of August 2015.</p><p> </p>
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