Written question asked by Mike Hancock (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 5 January 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 28 January 2000. It was answered by Peter Kilfoyle (Labour) on Friday, 28 January 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much of the Government's budget has been allocated for defence research in the current financial year and in each of the past six years. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Hancock: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much of the Government's budget has been allocated for defence research in the current financial year and in each of the past six years. [104361] Mr. Kilfoyle: Expenditure under "major customers' research budgets" in the Appropriation Accounts for the years in question is as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Financial year Expenditure (£ million) 1993-94 452.735 1994-95 534.754 1995-96 484.015 1996-97 533.421 1997-98 455.868 1998-99{1} 460 1999-2000{1} 457 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Forecast These are net figures and at outturn prices (i.e. with no allowance for inflation). These figures differ from those published in the annual "Forward Look" publication on Government-funded science, engineering and technology because the latter are based on statistical categorisation of expenditure rather than resource allocations and include, for example, technology demonstrator programmes and loans and grants to DERA.

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