§ Mr. Temple-MorrisTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how much in cash terms, in real terms and as a percentage of the science budget and that of the Universities Funding Council has been spent(a) by Government and (b) by the private sector on university research funding in each year since 1981; and what proportion of the gross domestic product those budgets amounted to in each of those years.
Mr. JacksonThe information requested is as follows:
OECD, from 1984–85 to 1991–92 is listed in the table, together with available comparable information for France and Germany.
Year United Kingdom France Germany 1984–85 0.24 — — 1985–86 0.21 — 0.46 1986–87 0.20 0.24 — 1987–88 0.19 0.24 — 1988–89 0.20 — 0.46 1989–90 0.24 — — 1990–91 0.23 — — 1991–92 0.26 — —