§ Mr. Wilkinsonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the comparison of gross domestic product at 1987 prices between (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the United States of America, (c) Japan, (d) West Germany and (e) France, of the amount allocated by each country to military research.
§ Mr. ButcherThe available information relates to Government funding of research and development for defence purposes in 1985 and is given in the table. For countries other than the United Kingdom the information is obtained from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development.
Government funding of R and D for defence purposes as a percentage of gross domestic product:
Sources of funding of expenditure on research and development performed in higher education as a percentage of gross domestic product 1United Kingdom United States of America 2Japan West Germany France Source: Public Finance 0.21 0.31 0.23 0.38 0.33 Business Enterprise Sector 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.02 30.00 1 Relates to 1985, excludes social science and humanities. 2 Data adjusted by OECD. 3 Less than 0.005.
§ Mr. Wilkinsonasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what are the comparisons, as a percentage of gross domestic product by 1987 prices, between (a) the United Kingdom, (b) the United States of America, (c) Japan, (d) West Germany and (e) France of the total amounts spent by central Government and private industry on research funding.
Sources of funding of gross expenditure on research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product United Kingdom United States of America 1Japan West Germany 1France Sources: Public Sector 1.0 1.4 0.6 1.0 1.2 Business Enterprise Sector 1.1 1.3 1.7 1.6 0.9 1 1984.