§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Macclesfield, Official Report, 6th March, columns 534–5, if he has any plans to increase the proportion of research expenditure that goes towards maintaining an adequate scientific and technological advantage over the Warsaw Pact.
§ Dr. GilbertThe proportion of research expenditure spent on the scientific and technological base is kept under continuous review, to assure continuing defence effectiveness and to counter future developments in the threat.