§ Mr. DykesTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the figures for defence research and development expenditures from public funds as a proportion of all such publicly funded outlays by central Government in each of the years 1963–64, 1969–70, 1973–74, 1978–79 and 1979–80.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleGovernment-funded defence research and development expenditures as a percentage of all Government-funded research and development are as follows:
Per cent. 1969–70 43 1973–74 42 1978–79 49 1979–80 50 Data for 1963–64 are not available.