§ 65. Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he has from the Advisory Board for the Research Councils on Government expenditure on civil academic and academically related research and development as a percentage of gross domestic product in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) France and (c) Germany.
Mr. JacksonA study commissioned by the Advisory Board for the Research Councils (published in 1986) found that in 1982 Government spending on academic and academically related research amounted to:
Percentage of GDP United Kingdom 0.38 France 0.44 West Germany 0.49 The ABRC is currently supporting a further study to update this information.