§ Mr. Philips Priceasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury how the estimated amount of £68,000,000 for expenditure on research during the year 1947–48 is divided amongst the various branches of research such as medical, agricultural, industrial and defence.
§ Mr. Glenvil HallThe division is as follows:
£ Medical Research. 698,000 Agriculture and Fisheries 2,070,000 Industrial Research 14,780,000 Defence Research 49,731,000 The figure for Defence Research includes an element, which cannot be precisely identified, for research in connection with Civil Aviation undertaken by the Ministry of Supply.