HC Deb 19 May 1977 vol 932 c265W
Mr. Edward Lyons

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what research and development has been sponsored by his Department in the radio, radar and electronics capital goods sector since 1971–1972 with the amount of public funds expended or allocated for this purpose.

Mr. Cryer

In addition to any financial assistance for regional investment, financial support by the Department of Industry for research and development in the radio, radar and electronic capital goods sector—Minimum List Heading 367—mainly for avionics, hydrographic and data buoy equipment, marine simulator and satellite communications earth stations—was approximately as follows:

£000s
1972–3 315
1973–4 180
1974–5 344
1975–6 1,367
1976–7 1,599