§ 53. Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is his latest estimate of the total expenditure in the United Kingdom on research and development; and if he will express this as a percentage of gross national product, comparing the position with that of each of the previous five years, 10 years and 15 years ago.
§ Mr. WakehamInformation cannot be supplied in the precise form requested. The following table gives figures for those years where the information is available.
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Total Research and Development in the United Kingdom R&D in the Field of Science and Technology Total R&D Total R&D as a percentage of gross domestic product £ million Percentage 1964 768 2.32 1969 1,045 2.25 1972 1,313 2.07 1975 2,151 2.06 1978 3,510 2.14 SourceDepartment of Industry.
§ Mr. John H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Industry how much of the total expenditure on research
Total Research and Development in the United Kingdom R&D in the Field of Science and Technology Current Expenditure on R&D Total Capital Total Basic Research £ million Applied Research £ million Development £ million Unallocated £ million Current Expenditure £ million Expenditure £ million R&D £ million 1964 * * * * * * 768 1969 71 217 562 79 929 117 1,045 1972 84 251 728 130 1,193 120 1,313 1975 155 494 1,126 204 1,978 173 2,151 1978 198 651 1,944 388 3,180 330 3,510 SourceDepartment of Industry.
* Data not available.