§ 31. Mr. ClellandTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many people are employed in civil research and development in(a) 1979 and (b) the current year. [7920]
§ Mr. Ian TaylorThe information is not available for the years requested; 1993 is the latest year for which information is available and only total research and development figures were collected before 1990.
The total number of full-time equivalent persons engaged in research and development in the UK in 1978, 1990 and 1993, and the civil component for the latter two years were as follows:
Total Civil 1978 262,000 — 1990 280,000 231,000 1993 279,000 245,000