HC Deb 25 June 1975 vol 894 cc144-5W
Mrs. Winifred Ewing

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much his Department has spent on research in each of the last four years, breaking down this sum into the amounts spent in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.

Mr. Mulley

Expenditure by my Department on research in education and science, mostly in the form of grants to research bodies, is as shown below.

Expenditure on Research
£m Out-turn Prices
1971–72 … 102.8
1972–73 … 113.4
1973–74 … 105.4
1974–75 (provisional) … 117.4

No breakdown for England, Wales and Scotland is available.