§ Mr. Edward Lyonsasked the Secretary of State for Industry what research and development has been sponsored by his Department in the radio, radar and electronics capital goods sector since 1971–1972 with the amount of public funds expended or allocated for this purpose.
§ Mr. CryerIn addition to any financial assistance for regional investment, financial support by the Department of Industry for research and development in the radio, radar and electronic capital goods sector—Minimum List Heading 367—mainly for avionics, hydrographic and data buoy equipment, marine simulator and satellite communications earth stations—was approximately as follows:
£000s 1972–3 315 1973–4 180 1974–5 344 1975–6 1,367 1976–7 1,599