Research and Development (Hansard, 27 July 1983)

HC Deb 27 July 1983 vol 46 cc462-3W 462W

§ Mr. Arnold
asked the Secretary of State for Defence what proportion of defence expenditure has been devoted to research and development in each of the last five years; what information he has as to the comparable figures for each member state in the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; if he will seek to express these figures on a basis consistent with the United Kingdom figures; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Ian Stewart
The proportion of defence expenditure devoted to research and development in each of the last five years was as follows:

Year Per cent.

1978–79 14

1979–80 14

1980–81 15

1981–82 13

^*1982–83 13

^* The figure for 1982–83 is based on original Estimates provision.

Information for other NATO countries is not available on a comparable basis.

Year	Per cent.
1978–79	14
1979–80	14
1980–81	15
1981–82	13
^*1982–83	13
^* The figure for 1982–83 is based on original Estimates provision.