§ 45. Mr. Woodburnasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what plans he has for making known to the public the reports on scientific policy presented to Parliament; whether he will produce easily read books for schoolchildren of the contributions British science has made in the realms of health, invention, agriculture and the nation's development; and whether he will arrange for ministerial broadcasts on the British Broadcasting Corporation and Independent Television programmes to call attention to scientific achievements, with the object of informing the public, inspiring industry and interesting schoolchildren in making science a career.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsReports on scientific policy which are presented to Parliament are on sale in Government bookshops and are sent to a wide selection of interested organisations. My Department already circulates to schools publications designed to interest young people in science and technology and encourages publicity by radio and television of scientific achievements. Programmes on this subject have shown a welcome increase. It is our intention to develop further efforts of this kind.