§ Mr. Nigel JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of Government expenditure in each EU country has been on scientific research for each year since 1986–87. [64842]
§ Mr. BattleSeparating out the cost of scientific research from the overall research and development figure is not possible. However, the percentage of central government expenditure used to support research and development in each EU country over the period 1986 to 1996, derived from OECD data, is as follows: