§ 44. Mr. Ian TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the current level of long-term industrial research being undertaken in the United Kingdom for which his Department has responsibility.
§ Mr. ForthStatistics on expenditure on long term industrial research undertaken by United Kingdom industry are not available. However expenditure on basic research and applied research performed by United Kingdom industry was some £154 million and £1,100 million, respectively, in 1985. DTI expenditure on Frascati R and D for 1988–89, including support for industrial R and D, is estimated to be £274 million (excluding civil aviation launch aid). In line with the policy of moving away from support for near market industrial R and D, most of this expenditure will be on longer-term R and D.