§ 55. Mr. Batisteasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total science budget for 1984–85; and how this compares, in cash terms and real terms, with the science budget for 1978–79.
§ Mr. BrookeThe total science budget for 1984–85 is £550 million compared with £296 million for 1978–79. This represents an increase in cash terms of 86 per cent. or an increase in real terms of 4.5 per cent.