§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the expenditure of the Research Councils, the universities and other Government-financed institutions involved in the advancement of science on scientific research and development in the years 1973–74, 1974–75 and 1975–76.
§ Mr. OakesI have been asked to reply.
The figures, excluding expenditure on social sciences, were as follows:
1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 £m. £m. £m. Research Councils … 119.6 136.2† 163.2† Universities … 57.5 71.7† 81.9‡ Other institutions* … 2.8 3.6 4.5† * Other institutions grant aided from the science budget: Royal Society and British Museum (Natural History). (Expenditure from grant in aid.) † Provisional. ‡Estimated.