§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Prime Minister how much has been spent per head of the population on research and development in defence in each of the past five years.
§ The Prime MinisterThe information is as follows:
Year £ 1977–78 15.80 1978–79 18.40 1979–80 23.40 1980–81 29.10 1981–82 30.00
§ Mr. McTaggartasked the Prime Minister if she will publish in the Official Report the total amounts of funds allocated for research and development in defence in each of the past five years.
§ The Prime MinisterThe net expenditure on research and development was as follows:
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Year £ million 1977–78 880 1978–79 1,028
Year £ million 1979–80 1,305 1980–81 1,627 1981–82 1,688