§ Mr. Hayhoeasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will publish in the Official Report, from international sources available to him, a table showing for each present member of the EEC, Canada and the United States of America the percentage of gross national product devoted to research and development by industry in each year since 1960.
§ Mr. Les HuckfieldThe information relating to the United Kingdom is shown in the table below. Comparable information is provided from the international surveys sponsored by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development for each present member of the EEC, Canada and the United States.
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EXPENDITURE ON RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BY INDUSTRY Industry funds as a percentage of gross national product at market prices Per cent. United Kingdom 1961 … … … 1.0 1964 … … … 1.0 1966 … … … 1.1 1967 … … … 1.1 1969 … … … 1.1 1972 … … … 1.0 France 1963 … … … 0.5 1967 … … … 0.7 1969 … … … 0.6 1971 … … … 0.6 1973 … … … 0.7 Germany 1964 … … … 0.8 1967 … … … 1.0 1969 … … … 1.0 1971 … … … 1.1 1973 … … … 1.0 Italy 1963 … … … 0.4 1967 … … … 0.4 1969 … … … 0.4 1971 … … … 0.5
Netherlands 1964 … 1.0 1967 … 1.3 1969 … 1.2 1971 … 1.1 1973 … 1.0 Belgium 1964 … 0.7 1967 … 0.6 1971 … 0.6 Ireland 1963 … 0.1 1967 … 0.2 1969 … 0.2 1971 … 0.3 Denmark 1967 … 0.3 1970 … 0.4 Canada 1963 … 0.4 1967 … 0.5 1969 … 0.4 1971 … 0.4 1973 … 0.3 United States of America 1963 … 1.0 1966 … 1.0 1969 … 1.0 1971 … 1.0 1973 … 1.0