§ Mr. Steelasked the Prime Minister what representations she has received from the scientific community about the relative proportions of the research budget taken by defence and non-defence research, respectively; what information she has about how these relative proportions compare with the position in other Western countries; and if she will make a statement.
£ million 1983–84 prices 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 Department of Employment 234.3 255.6 299.0 316.3 338.1 Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service 15.3 15.1 12.4 12.6 12.8 Manpower Services Commission 335.7 337.1 330.4 338.3 346.0 Health and Safety Commission 70.4 75.9 73.0 75.0 78.0 Total for the Department of Employment Group 655.7 683.7 714.8 742.2 774.9 This information is taken from the annual scrutinies of Departmental running costs.