§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what action he is taking to improve the quality of the submissions by his Department to the annual reports pursuant to Section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970 concerning research and development work on equipment that might be of benefit to disabled people; and if he will ensure that possible spin-offs from technological advances are not overlooked.
§ Mr. ArmstrongThese submissions are compiled from reports supplied by the Directors of the Department's Research Establishments, and by relevant Headquarters Divisions. They have always dealt sufficiently with the significant amount of relevant work conducted by or for this Department.
The Department has already been asked to pay special attention to relevant "spin-offs" from other work, and will continue to seek to identify these.