§ Captain Pluggeasked the Lord President of the Council whether he is aware of the statement recently made on behalf of the Government that the authorities were in touch with the professional societies concerned with a view to the possible establishment of a separate organisation working in the field of applied science and in close touch with the Scientific Advisory Committee and that an announcement might be expected before long; and whether, in view of the fact that a number of leading professional scientific institutes have not yet been approached, he can give any more exact indication of what is intended?
§ Sir J. AndersonI have appointed an Engineering Advisory Committee under the chairmanship of my Noble Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the membership of which was settled after consultation with professional bodies representative of the engineering sciences. Particulars of the committee and its terms of reference were announced in the Press generally on 30th April last.