§ Mr. Edward Lyonsasked the Secretary of State for Industry what financial assistance has been provided by the Government to promote research and development 264W in the electronic components industry for each financial year since 1971–72.
§ Mr. CryerThe amount of financial assistance provided by the Department of Industry and its predecessors to the electronic components industry was as follows:
£'000s 1971–72 273 1972–73 873 1973–74 1,350 1974–75 1,869 1975–76 2,251 1976–77 3,131 In addition, the Ministry of Defence contribute to R & D in the electronic components industry; this is the concern of the Secretary of State for Defence.