For the latest Government-wide figures on the percentage of Government expenditure researching new technologies, I refer to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Member for Poplar and Canning Town (Jim Fitzpatrick) on 21 June 2006 showing R and D expenditure broken down by department for 2003-04. The Home Office figure in that table did not separately identify or estimate the research expenditure on new technologies from the Government services category. Overall the table shows the Home Office spent 0.64 per cent. of its budget on R and D work in 2003-04.
Further breakdowns on planned expenditure on Science and Technology, in the Home Office and its agencies are set out in our latest Science and Innovation strategy 2005-08 available on the Home Office website at:
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/documents/science-strategy. pdf?view=Binary
Primary purpose A1: General support (£ million) As percentage of total department budget Primary purpose B2: Government services (£ million) As percentage of total department budget Primary purpose C3: Policy support (£ million) As percentage of total department budget Civil departments DEFRA 16.9 0.33 6.0 0.12 128.8 2.52 DfES — — 17.0 3.23 33.8 6.42 ODPM 0.3 0.01 3.2 0.07 26.9 0.61 DfT 0.1 0.00 10.6 0.16 41.0 0.61 DH (includes NHS) 2.8 0.00 557.6 0.95 31.4 0.05 DWP (formerly DSS) — — 12.1 0.01 6.4 0.01 HSC — — — — 14.1 7.24 HO — — 42.2 0.56 5.7 0.08 DCMS (formerly DNH) 6.2 0.22 0.8 0.03 7.4 0.26 DFID (formerly ODA) — — 214.9 5.49 0.0 0.00 DTI (ex OST) — — — — 15.7 0.39 NI departments — — 1.6 0.01 19.1 0.16 SE (formerly SO) 17.5 0.13 52.2 0.38 20.5 0.15 NAW (formerly WO) 4.5 0.07 18.1 0.28 8.5 0.13 FSA — — — — — n/a Other departments 1.3 0.00 13.3 0.04 11.4 0.04 Total 49.7 0.03 949.5 0.55 370.8 0.23 MOD — — 2,676.6 8.92 — — Total 3,597.5 1.58 3,733.9 1.64 421.6 0.19
Primary purpose D4: Technology support (£ million) As percentage of total department budget Total R & D (£ million) As percentage of total department budget Civil departments DEFRA 29.2 0.57 181.0 3.55 DfES 1.2 0.23 52.0 9.88 ODPM — — 30.4 0.69 DfT 7.1 0.11 58.8 0.88 DH (includes NHS) 1.1 0.00 593.0 1.01 DWP (formerly DSS) — — 18.4 0.02 HSC — — 14.1 7.24 HO — — 48.0 0.64 DCMS (formerly DNH) — — 15.2 0.54 DFID (formerly ODA) — — 214.9 5.49 DTI (ex OST) 455.0 11.34 470.8 11.73 NI departments — — 20.6 0.18 SE (formerly SO) 38.3 0.28 128.5 0.93 NAW (formerly WO) — — 31.1 0.47 FSA — — — n/a Other departments 4.2 0.01 30.2 0.09 Total 537.0 0.31 1,907.1 1.11 MOD — — 2,676.6 8.92 Total 610.4 0.27 8,363.4 3.68 n/a = not applicable. 1 Primary Purpose A, general support for research-all basic and applied R & D which advances knowledge for its own sake; support for postgraduate research studentships (PhDs). 2 Primary Purpose B, Government services-R & D relevant to any aspect of Government service provision (all defence included here). 3 Primary Purpose C, policy support-R & D which Government funds to inform policy (excluding ppB and ppD) and for monitoring developments of significance for the welfare of the population. 4 Primary Purpose D, technology support-applied R & D that advances technology underpinning the UK economy (but excluding defence). The category includes strategic as well as applied research, and pre-competitive research under schemes such as LINK. Source: ONS Government R & D Survey