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Written question asked by Andy McDonald (Labour) on Friday, 2 November 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 November 2018. It was answered by Jesse Norman (Conservative) on Monday, 12 November 2018 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Aerospace Industry and Aviation: Research

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much the Department for Transport has spent on research and development in (a) aviation and (b) aerospace in (i) 2015, (ii) 2016 and (iii) 2017.

Answer

The total amount spent by the Department for Transport on both aviation and aerospace research and development is provided below. These figures include both sectors. It is not possible to separate the expenditure as many individual research projects include aspects of both:

2014/15: £1,137,725

2015/16: £2,683,895

2016/17: £1,571,768

2017/18: £1,485,789

The figures above do not include any spend which may have been incurred by other Government departments in this area.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
187390
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Aviation Expenditure Research Aerospace industry
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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