§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Industry, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East on 19 February, what figures he has as to the amounts spent by Governments in France, Germany, Japan and Italy on motor industry research and development.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallBecause of the different accounting methods used it is extremely difficult to make any accurate comparison between countries. However, the latest international statistics—1977—available from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development list Government expenditure for research and development in the motor industry as:—millions of US dollars—Federal Republic of Germany 16, Japan 1, France 4. Figures for Italy are not available.