§ Dr. Lynn JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proportion of the total number of scientific researchers employed in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries was employed in United Kingdom in each year since 1975.
Mr. Robert G. HughesThe only available data are for the years 1981, 1985 and 1989 and are shown in the table.
Total number of scientific researchers employed in the UK as a percentage of the total employed in OECD countries Per cent. 1981 1985 1989 United Kingdom 8.0 6.9 6.0 Source:
OECD, STIU database (DSTI, EAS Division), January 1995.
§ Dr. Lynne JonesTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what number of scientific researchersunder the Organisation for Economic Co-operationand Development definition were employedby publicy funded institutions in each year since 1975.
Mr. Robert G. HughesAvailable data start from 1981–1982 and are shown in the table.
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1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 United Kingdom1 15,019 14,668 15,061 15,027 15,064 14,184 13,487 Notes:1 Includes (a) DTI and its agencies and (b) the Sports Council for Wales, with manpower of 33—FTE—included for the first time in 1990–91 Sources:
Annual Review of Government Funded R and D, 1984 (Table 7.1).
Annual Review of Government Funded R and D, 1992 (Table 2.5.2).
Forward Look 1994 Statistical Supplement (Table 1.7.3).