HC Deb 23 May 1975 vol 892 cc698-9W
Mrs. Winifred Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Energy how much his Department spent on research in each of the last four years, showing the figure broken down as between Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.

Mr. John Smith

Expenditure by the Department of Energy and its predecessor on energy research and development, including nuclear research and development, at 1974–75 prices was:

£m.
1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75
England 57.2 45.3 47.1 51.2
Scotland 21.8 25.0 21.5 16.8
Wales
79.0 70.3 68.6 68.0