§ Mr. Malcom BruceTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what were the total departmental expenditures and planned expenditure on trade and industry by his Department and its predecessors for each year from 1979 to 1998 in 1993 prices; showing also expenditures on research and development and expenditure data for industrial support.
§ Mr. HeseltineTotal expenditure figures in cash terms for the DTI and its predecessors from 1979–80 are available as follows
The Government's Expenditure Plans", published in January of each year by Her Majesty's Treasury for the period to 1990–91:Department of Trade and Industry and Department of Energy Departmental Reports, published in February/March of each year, for the period from 1991–92 to 1992–93:Department of Trade and Industry Departmental Reports published from 1993–94 onwards which reflect the merger in 1992 with the former Department of Energy.Figures for 1993–94 and forward year plans to 1997–98 will be included in the next edition of the Department of Trade and Industry's departmental report, due to be published in late February or early March this year.
These publications also include details of spending on industrial support. Details of spending on research and development, also in cash terms, are provided in the "Annual Review of Government-funded R and D" published each year from 1983 to 1992 and subsequently replaced by the annual "Forward Look of Government-funded Science, Engineering and Technology". Plans for 1997–98 are not yet available, but will be included in the 1995 edition, due to be published in early summer 1995.
The cash terms figures may be adjusted to reflect 1993–94 prices by means of the GDP deflators which are shown in table 6A.1 on page 131 of the "Financial Statement and Budget Report 1995–96". Copies of documents referred to above which have already been published are available in the Library of the House. The remainder will be placed in the Library upon publication.