HC Deb 06 July 1994 vol 246 cc222-3W
Ms Primarolo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what has been(a) her Department's and (b) the NHS's research and development spend in (a)1990–91, (b)1991–92, (c) 1992–93 and (d) 1993–94; what is the planned amount for 1994–95; and how much of these totals is used to fund research.

Dr. Mawhinney

[holding answer 4 July 1994]: The information on central research and development expenditure by the Department of Health, including the national health service executive, is collected annually in the "Forward Look of Government-Funded Science, Engineering and Technology". The information for 1990–91 is available in the "1993 Annual Review of Government Funded Research and Development". Copies of these documents are available in the Library.

Information on NHS research and development commissioned at regional and local level is not collected by the Department.