§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what spending per capita on research and development is in each country of the European Community and the EC as a whole.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe latest figures for per capita spending on research and development in the EC are for 1990:
Millions of Current Purchasing Power Parity £ per capita, 1990 £ Belgium 165.66 Denmark 1170.81 France 252.66 Germany 306.78 Greece 119.65 Ireland 58.02 Italy 124.50 Netherlands 193.68 Portugal 119.84 Spain 57.18 United Kingdom 210.60 EC Average 186.90 1 Nearest date to 1990. Note: Luxembourg is not separately identified in OECD R & D statistics.