§ Mr. Ridleyasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much money has been
Year. Expenditure on research carried out by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in its own Stations and Laboratories. Payments made to Industrial Research Associations for work carried out on behalf of the Department. Payments made by the Department for Research carried out on its behalf in University and other Laboratories outside the Department. Total. £ £ £ £ 1926 … 84,211 2,275 5,302 91,788 1927 … 84,034 2,550 4,925 91,509 1928 … 74,641 2,275 5,778 82,694 1929 … 83,001 2,700 4,367 90,068 1930 … 87,590 2,962 2,233 92,785 1931 … 81,697 3,572 3,327 88,596 1932 … 85,453 2,430 1,854 89,737 1933 … 81,808 2,430 1,860 86,098 1934 … 84,780 2,388 1,882 89,050 1935 … 87,892 1,693 2,124 91,709 1936 … 95,483 1,530 2,522 99,535