§ Mr. Reidasked the Secretary of State for Defence what was the per capita value of defence expenditure in Scotland for 1977–78.
§ Dr. GilbertIt is not possible to give a precise value since defence expenditure is not accounted for on a regional basis. We do, however, make a broad assessment of the initial incidence of expenditure, and this gives a figure of approxi-
£ million 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 R&D original estimate 236 246 284 330 418 456 R&D estimate expressed at price base of Cmnd. 7474 930 865 915 971 1,081 1,057 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 R&D original estimate 554 702 826 876 1,160 R&D estimate expressed at price base of Cmnd. 7474 1,066 1,087 1,097 1,042 1,160
§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will set out the amounts spent on research and development in each of the years since 1973.
§ Dr. GilbertThe provision for research and development included in Defence Estimates in each financial year since 1973–74 was as follows:
£ million 1973–74 418 1974–75 456 1975–76 554 1976–77 702 1977–78 826 1978–79 876