§ Mr. BoatengTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will give the latest available figures for Government-backed civil research and development for each year since 1983.
§ Mr. Butcher[holding answer 23 June 1988]: The available information is given in the table:
Government funding of research and development for civil objectives £ million 1983–84 2,011 1984–85 2,093 1985–86 2,185 1986–87 2,330