§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish figures on(a) Government and (b) private sector spending on research and 154W development as a percentage of gross domestic product since;1980 by sector; and what information he has on comparable figures in other Group of Seven countries.
§ Mr. ButcherThe available information is given in the table:
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Expenditure on research and development as a percentage of GDP Per cent. 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 United Kingdom Financed by public sources .. 12 .. 1.1 .. 1.0 .. Other sources .. 1.2 .. 1.1 .. 1.3 .. Canada Financed by public sources 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 Other sources 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 France Financed by public sources 0.9 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 .. Other sources 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 .. Germany Financed by public sources .. 1.0 1.0 1.0 .. 1.0 .. Other sources .. 1.5 1.5 1.5 .. 1.7 .. Italy Financed by public sources 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.7 .. Other sources 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 .. Japan Financed by public sources 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 .. Other sources 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.1 .. United States Financed by public sources 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 Other sources 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 .. Data not available. "Other sources" include industry (including state-owned industries), the universities and other higher education, and the private non-profit agencies. Source: OECD.