§ Lord Shackletonasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will state the total expenditure on research supercomputing in the United Kingdom during 1989–90, and the projected figures for 1990–91; and whether they will compare this expenditure with that in Japan, the United States, Germany, France and Italy during the same periods.
§ Lord Cavendish of FurnessRecurrent expenditure on academic research supercomputing was £4.5 million in 1989–90 and is projected to be £4.6 million in 1990–91. The corresponding figures for capital expenditure are £1.8 million and £0.5 million. The Government do not have the data requested on comparative international expenditure.