§ 53. Sir PHILIP MAGNUSasked the Prime Minister whether, having regard to the necessity for the purposes of the War of organising the services of Fellows of the Royal Society and of other scientific bodies and also of the professors and staffs of our universities and technical schools, and of mobilising the scientific and technical resources of the laboratories and workshops of such institutions, and, having regard to the importance of creating a central committee or bureau for considering scientific problems that arise out of the War, for testing and developing inventions from whatever source they may originate, and reporting upon them to the special Department of State concerned, he will afford an opportunity of discussing the subject in the House?
§ The PRIME MINISTEROpportunities will arise for this discussion.