§ Mr. Gorstasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proportion of the United Kingdom's gross national product is estimated to be spent on research and development compared with each of the members of the European Economic Community, the United 140W States of America and Japan, from information available from international sources.
§ Mrs. ThatcherIn 1968–69 the latest year for which expenditure figures are available, expenditure on scientific research and development in the United Kingdom was 2.71 per cent. of gross national product (at factor cost). International information, but for earlier years, is given in Table 2 of "The Overall Level and Structure of Research and Development Efforts in O.E.C.D. Member Countries" published by O.E.C.D. Table 3 of "National Science Policies in Europe" published by U.N.E.S.C.O. gives later figures (based on gross national product at market prices) for members of the European Economic Community.