§ 20. Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Industry how much Government money was spent on biotechnology in 1979 ; and how this compares with the amounts of Government money spent in France, Japan, West Germany and the United States of America.
§ Mr. Michael MarshallIn the United Kingdom, a number of Government-funded programmes contain elements of biotechnology, but these elements are not separately identified and costed. It is also difficult to assess expenditure on biotechnology by other countries.