Development and Research (Expenditure)

HC Deb 31 January 1985 vol 72 cc278-9W

Mr. Ron Davies

asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what has been the annual expenditure devoted to development and research by his Department and the Agricultural Research Council, respectively, for each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will indicate for each year the percentage of resources devoted to crop protection.

Mr. MacGregor

The information requested is as follows:

Expenditure on Research and Development in Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
	MAFF In-House	AFRC (MAFF) (Vote)	AFRC (Science) (Vote)	Other Contractors	Total R & D	Crop-Protection
	£ million	£ million	£ million	£ million	£ million	per cent.
1979–80	31.0	30.4	27.1	4.8	93.3	11.0
1980–81	40.1	37.4	34.0	5.5	117.0	11.4
1981–82	50.0	44.3	37.5	7.2	139.0	13.0
1982–83	58.9	48.6	38.7	9.2	155.4	12.0
1983–84	59.3	51.3	40.8	9.3	160.7	11.0

SOURCES

(i) MAFF Annual Reports on Research and Development.

(ii) Annual Reports of the Agricultural and Food Research Council.