Written question asked by Audrey Wise (Labour) on Tuesday, 15 February 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 8 March 2000. It was answered by Yvette Cooper (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 March 2000 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will list, in cash terms and at constant prices, his Department's total spending on research and development in each of the last five years and the projected expenditure in each of the next five years; if he will list in cash terms and at constant prices, the spending on his Department's policy research programme in each of the last five years and the projected expenditure in each of the next five years. - Includes table.

Answer: Audrey Wise: To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if he will list, in cash terms and at constant prices, his Department's total spending on research and development in each of the last five years and the projected expenditure in each of the next five years; [110944] (2) if he will list in cash terms and at constant prices, the spending on his Department's policy research programme in each of the last five years and the projected expenditure in each of the next five years. [110945] Yvette Cooper: The expenditure in cash terms at constant prices (1999-2000) for the policy research programme and National Health Service research and development levy over the last five years are shown in the table. Expenditure in the next five years is expected to continue at a similar level. £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Policy Research Programme NHS R&D Levy Total 1994-95 21.16 {1}-- {1}-- 1995-96 21.86 {1}-- {1}-- 1996-97 26.25 398 424.25 1997-98 24.81 403.5 428.31 1998-99 26.70 417.6 444.3 1999-2000 {2}30.90 {2}433.6 {2}464.5 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} The NHS research and development levy was first created in April 1996 and figures for NHS research and development prior to this are not available on the same basis. {2} Estimate.

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