§ Mr. BattleTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what sum was spent by his Department on research in each of the last 10 years; what percentage this was of the total annual budget; what is the research budget for the forthcoming year; what percentage this is of his total budget; and what additional new research is to be undertaken.
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§ Mr. NorrisThe figures requested are given in the following table:
Year Net research expenditure Research as a percentage of total expenditure 1985–86 25.0 0.9 1986–87 24.6 0.9 1987–88 26.4 1.0 1988–89 27.2 1.0 1989–90 28.6 0.8 1990–91 30.5 0.7 1991–92 36.4 0.7 1992–93 39.7 0.6 1993–94 39.0 0.7 1994–95 38.0 0.6 1995–96 39.0 0.9