§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much his Department has spent on research and development in each of the years 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983.
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Average non.domestic rate poundages* 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 (Provisional) Inner London boroughs (excluding City of London) 169.9p 182.9p 193.8p of which: GLC, ILEA and Metropolitan Police precepts 117.0p 128.4p 129.2p borough rate† 45.9p 54.5p 64.6p Outer London boroughs 156.0p 168.8p 176.3p of which: GLC, Metropolitan Police precepts 44.4p 50.2p 48.0p borough rate† 111.6p 118.6p 128.3p Metropolitan districts 186.6p 195.1p ‡202.6p of which: county precept 47.3p 50.8p ‡52.3p district rate† 139.3p 144.3p ‡150.3p Non.Metropolitan districts 152.6p 160.5p 170.4p of which: county precept 132.4p 140.2p 148.4p district rate† 20.2p 20.3p 22.0p * Average non-domestic poundages are derived from individual authorities' general rate poundages weighted by non-domestic rateable values. † District borough rates include precepts charged by parish councils, water authorities, etc., where applicable. ‡ Excluding Liverpool.
§ Mr. Trippier[pursuant to the reply, 16 May 1984, c. 188]: The expenditure by the Department of Trade and Industry in each of the financial years 1980, 1981, 1982 and 1983 on Research and Development is given in table 1.
Table 1 Year Research and Development expenditure in £ million 1980 250 1981 285 1982 282 1983 341 Notes:
- 1. The Department of Industry was combined with the Department of Trade to form the Department of Trade and Industry in June 1983.
- 2. The expenditure on research and development is as defined by the OECD guidelines for surveys of research and development — the Frascati manual. This excludes the Department's technology transfer activities but includes 'launch aid' under the Civil Aviation Act 1949.