§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total expenditure on research and development in the universities in the year 1969–70; how much of this was financed by university grants; how much by grants 70W from outside agencies both public, including the Science Research Council, and private; how much was earmarked, sponsored or contract research sponsored by industry both public and private; and what has been the change over the past five years.
§ Mrs. ThatcherFigures for 1969–70 are not yet available. Estimated expenditure 71W on scientific research and development work for 1968–69 is given below together with figures for 1964–65 for universities and technical colleges, mainly colleges
£ million 1968–69 1964–65 Source of funds Universities Universities Technical Colleges University Grants Committee 56.1 34.0 5.3* Own funds 6.8 1.8 — Public corporations and private industry 4.1 1.7 — Other (including government departments and Research Councils) 20.7 12.6 0.5 Total 87.7 50.1 5.8 * Local Authorities.