§ Mr. WoodwardTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of private sector investment in research and development as a share of GDP was made in(a) St. Helens South, (b) the St. Helens MBC area, (c) Merseyside, (d) Manchester, (e) the North-West RDA area, (f) other RDA areas and (g) England in each of the last 12 months. [35412]
§ Mr. WilsonData on research and development (R&D) spending are not available on a monthly basis or for the exact geographies requested. The Office for National Statistics do, however, conduct an annual survey of R&D performed in business enterprise (BERD). Sub-regional data are available from this survey for 2000 but GDP is only available at a Government office region level (equivalent to RDA regions) for 1999 and at a sub-regional level for 1998. The table only covers own-funded BERD ie R&D performed in that region which was funded by the companies themselves (and not by Government or from abroad). Further details on the BERD survey can be found on www.statistics.gov.uk/downloads/theme—commerce/MA14–2000.pdf.
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Own-funded BERD as a proportion of GDP 1998–99 Percentage 1998 1999 Region England 0.92 0.97 North-west 1.05 1.13 Cheshire 2.34 1— Cumbria 0.79 1— Greater Manchester 0.40 1— Lancashire 0.97 1— Merseyside 1.31 1— North-east 0.18 0.52 Yorkshire and the Humber 0.31 0.30 East Midlands 0.87 0.98 West Midlands 0.90 0.89 East 2.43 2.22 London 0.32 0.42 South-east 1.03 1.11 South-west 0.89 0.85 Wales 0.29 0.48 Scotland 0.27 0.28 Northern Ireland 0.33 0.43
Own-funded BERD as a proportion of GDP 1998–99 Percentage 1998 1999 UK 0.83 0.88 1 Not available Source:
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