HC Deb 01 August 1966 vol 733 c41W
Mr. Ednyfed Hudson Davies

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much has been spent on civil research and development since 1964.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

The figures for Government expenditure are given in Appendix II of the recent Report by the Council for Scientific Policy (Cmnd. 3007). Estimates of total national expenditure are available only every three years, and the figure of 1964–65 is £501 million. Further details are given in Appendix I of the same Report.