§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report the amounts spent on research and development in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. HayhoeThe information, given in £M at outturn prices, is as follows:
1975–76 667.1 1976–7 760.1 1977–8 879.5 1978–79 1,028.2 1979–80 (Estimate) 1,160.5 A detailed breakdown of the information is given in table 3.3 of volume II of the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1980 (Cmnd. 7826-II).