HC Deb 21 March 1990 vol 169 c609W
Sir Trevor Skeet

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will list the principal economic data of(a) the Federal Republic of Germany and (b) a merged Germany.

Mr. Ryder

A wide range of economic data for West Germany are published each month in the IMF's international financial statistics and the OECD's main economic indicators. Data for a merged Germany are not available.

Sir Trevor Skeet

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will state the current expenditure of the Federal Republic of Germany on research and development with separate assessments for the public and private sectors.

Mr. Ryder

Data on research and development expenditure in West Germany are available biannually in the OECD's main science and technology indicators.