§ Sue DoughtyTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of public investment in research and development went to projects for which all or part of the results are kept from publication on grounds of commercial confidentiality in the latest period for which figures are available; and what trends the Government have identified relating to past and future variations in this proportion of public investment in research and development in the UK. [188077]
§ Ms HewittThe information is not available. In general, the Government tries to keep to a minimum results produced from publicly funded projects which are kept from publications on grounds of commercial confidentiality.