Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall am 11:52 am ar 23 Mawrth 2010.
There has been a lot of debate about the meaning of "ring fence"-we have also debated that in the Select Committee on Science and Technology. Does the hon. Gentleman's reference to ring fence mean that the money will not be raided within the year for other spending, or does it mean that the amount in the ring fence will never go down because it is protected in some way-that it will either stay the same or go up? Will he be clearer about that? It would be of great benefit to the understanding of what we are discussing.