Research and Development

HC Deb 28 January 1980 vol 977 c444W

Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how much has been spent on research and development within each sector of manufacturing industry in each of the past four years.

Mr. David Mitchell

Inquiries have been made into the research and development expenditure of industry only once in every three years. The latest available statistics relate to 1975 and are as follows:

INDUSTRIAL EXPENDITURE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN 1975 (IN-HOUSE ONLY)
	£ million
Chemicals and allied products	245.4
Mechanical engineering	103.4
Electronics	279.0
Other electrical engineering	73.0
Motor vehicles	88.3
Aerospace	291.5
Other manufacturing	212.8
	1,293.4
Source: Business Monitor MO 14 for 1975.