§ Mr. ColvinTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is his budget for the current financial year for industrial research and development. [30523]
§ Mr. FreemanThis year, we plan to spend some £630 million on research and £1.6 billion on development, the greater part of the latter being with industry. The annual publication "UK Defence Statistics" analyses expenditure by recipient sectors over recent years. The 1995 edition is planned for publication this July.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the figures at current prices for Government-funded defence research and development over each of the last 10 years. [31258]
§ Mr. FreemanThe figures at constant 1993–94 prices for Government-funded defence research and development based on table 3.2 of "Forward Look 95" are as follows:
Year Total amount £million 1985–86 2900.5 1986–87 2847.2 1987–88 2802.4 1988–89 2584.4 1989–90 2632.6 1990–91 2462.2 1991–92 2372.2 1992–93 2139.0 1993–94 2299.0 1994–951 2431.4 1 Estimate only. These figures update those previously published in "UK Defence Statistics 1994" by retrospectively applying to the earlier years' statistical—including Frascati—adjustments made in 1992–93 and 1993–94.