§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) what was the total expenditure by private industry in Great Britain on scientific research and development in the years 1973–74, 1974–75 and 1975–76;
(2) what was the total expenditure by British public corporations on scientific research and development in the year 1973a–74, 1974–75 and 1975–76.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe last completed survey of expenditure on scientific research and development in industry relates to 1972–73. Detailed results were published in an article inTrade and Industry for 5th September 1974, page 498; the figures requested are given in Table 1. A survey for 1975–76 is now
Periods to which estimate refers Year I Year II Year I Year II United Kingdom … … … … … … … 1969–70 and 1972–73 2.3 2.1 West Germany … … … … … … … 1971 and 1973 2.0 2.0 France … … … … … … … 1971 and 1973 1.9 1.7 Belgium … … … … … … … 1971 and 1973 1.2 1.3 Netherlands … … … … … … … 1971 and 1973 2.0 1.9 Denmark … … … … … … … 1970 and 1973 0.9 0.9 Irish Republic … … … … … … … 1971 and 1974 0.7 0.7 Source: "Science Resources Newsletter", No. 1, OECD September 1976.