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Mrs. Winifred Ewing
asked the Secretary of State for Energy how much his Department spent on research in each of the last four years, showing the figure broken down as between Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.
Mr. John Smith
Expenditure by the Department of Energy and its predecessor on energy research and development, including nuclear research and development, at 1974–75 prices was:
£m. | ||||
1971–72 | 1972–73 | 1973–74 | 1974–75 | |
England | 57·2 | 45·3 | 47·1 | 51·2 |
Scotland | 21·8 | 25·0 | 21·5 | 16·8 |
Wales | — | — | — | — |
79·0 | 70·3 | 68·6 | 68·0 |