§ Mr. Marplesasked the Secretary of of State for Education and Science if he will give the value of scientific research and development for each of the last 10 years, paid for by central Government funds, showing the proportion represented by work carried out in laboratories and research establishments under central Government control, the proportion carried out by universities, and the pro portion carried out by industry and private research establishments.
§ Mr. PrenticeThis information is collected at three-yearly intervals. The following is the information available
§ Mr. RedheadThe information is as follows:
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Average Cost per school place—1949–1965 Year Primary Secondary £ £ 1949 195 324 1951 134.7 241.8 1959 147.9 255.6 1964 183.5 327.1 1965 (first half) 188.5 335.5 Most special schools are not costed according to the number of places but on a square footage basis. Little school building was done between 1945 and 1949 and statistical information is not available for this period. The costs used for the National Plan were the current cost limits of £190 and £338 net for primary and secondary places respectively, with the necessary allowances for converting from net cost to gross cost.