The information is set out in the following table.
Financial year Proportion (percentage) 1998-99 0.23 1999-2000 0.22 2000-01 0.29 2001-02 0.28 2002-03 0.43 2003-04 0.37 2004-05 0.59 2005-06 0.27 2006-07 0.17 2007-08 (estimated outturn) 0.27
The Home Office 2008 Departmental Report (publication Cm 7396), published in May 2008, details outturn and planned spend on research activities for years 2002-03 to 2007-08. Similar information for years 1999-2000 to 2001-02 can be found in the Home Office 2005 Departmental Report (publication Cm 6528), published in June 2005; 1998-99 figures can be found in the Department's 2003 Annual Report (Command Paper 5908).