Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what was the total identifiable expenditure on research by his Department in each year since 1979; what proportion346W was awarded on a customer-contractor basis; and what proportion of his total departmental budget was expended on research for each year.
§ Mr. NeubertResearch expenditure by the Ministry of Defence, net and inclusive of VAT, was as follows:
Year £ million Percentage of defence budget 1982–83 305 2.2 1983–84 358 2.2 1984–85 393 2.3 1985–86 399 2.2 1986–87 408 2.2 1987–88 396 2.1 1988–89 386 2.0 Comparable figures are not available for years before 1982–83. Customer/supplier arrangements apply throughout MOD-funded research.