§ Mr. HainTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what percentage of gross domestic product for(a) the United Kingdom, (b) Germany, (c) France, (d) the European Union and (e) Japan was devoted to research and development in the latest year for which figures are available. [13453]
§ Mrs. Angela KnightThe information requested falls within the responsibility of the chief executive of the Office for National Statistics. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given.
615WLetter from Tim Holt to Mr. Peter Hain, dated 5 February 1997:
The Chancellor of the Exchequer has asked me to reply as the Director of the Office for National Statistics to your recent question on what percentage of gross domestic product was devoted to research and development (R&D).
The figures requested are shown in the table below.
Gross domestic expenditure on R and D (GERD) as a percentage of GDP, 1994 Percentage United Kingdom 2.19 Germany 2.33 France 2.38 European Union 1.90 Japan 2.84 Source:
OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators 1996/2.