§ Mr. GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Services how much has been spent by his Department in each of the past five years on social science research; what percentage this constitutes of total departmental expenditure and of the Department's research budget; and how 797W much of the research has been undertaken (a) within his Department, (b) by universities and polytechnics and (c) by independent research organisations.
£ million Year Social Science R and D Percentage total expenditure Percentage total R and D expenditure Intramural Universities etc. Independent Research Organisations 1982–83 9.1 0.02 29.74 0.6 3.9 1.0 1983–84 6.0 0.01 19.79 0.3 3.8 1.0 1984–85 5.8 0.01 21.72 0.3 4.0 1.0 1985–86 5.7 0.01 19.76 0.2 4.2 0.9 1986–87 5.6 0.01 11.3 1 4.1 1.0 1Information not available