Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the total identifiable expenditure on research by his Department in each year since 1979; what proportion was awarded on a customer-contractor basis; and what proportion of his total departmental budget was expended on research for each year.
§ Mr. WaddingtonDetails of the proportion of research awarded on a customer-contractor basis are not held centrally and could not he obtained without disproportionate cost. The information shown in the table relates to research and development. Variations in the percentages shown in column 3 are attributable in part to changes in the scope and classification of departmental expenditure.
(1) (2) (3) Year Amount spent on research and development (2) as percentage of total Home Office cash limited expenditure or equivalent £ million 1979–80 6.1 1.43 1980–81 8.7 1.48 1981–82 11.2 1.75 1982–83 12.2 1.77 1983–84 12.7 1.59 1984–85 13.2 1.56 1985–86 13.7 1.50 1986–87 13.3 1.28 1987–88 14.2 1.24 1988–891 13.3 0.98 1 Provisional.