§ 25. Dr. Strossasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science whether any further progress has been made in the discussions with Commonwealth Governments for the setting up of a large telescope in the Southern Hemisphere.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethI have nothing to add to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington (Mr. Skeffington) on 9th March.
§ Dr. StrossAssuming that the outcome is favourable and agreement is reached, how long does the Parliamentary Secretary think it would take actually to do the work itself?
§ Mr. FreethOne would have to design and build the telescope, and if one goes 963 by comparison with the length of time taken in other instances in other countries it would be a matter of years rather than months.