§ 2. Mr. Skeffingtonasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what contribution the United Kingdom is making to the International Quiet Sun Year programme.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethA co-ordinated programme of research has been arranged by the Royal Society's British National Committee for Co-operation in Geophysics, and comprises work at Government research establishments, work at Halley Bay, Antarctica, and work at universities.
§ Mr. SkeffingtonMay we have some assurance from the Minister that the results of this work will be co-ordinated and used rather better than appears to have been the case with some of the findings from the International Geophysical Year—as a result of which there seems to be a great deal of data which is not being used for any purpose, so far as can be ascertained?
§ Mr. FreethThat is our earnest hope.
§ Mr. Hector HughesOn a point of order. In reference to Question No. 1, 179 if you objected to the adjectives I used, Mr. Speaker, you should surely have allowed me to ask my supplementary question without the use of adjectives.
§ Mr. SpeakerI hope that the hon. and learned Member will be kind enough to realise that I am under considerable pressure from the House to ensure that more Questions are answered. That means that all of us, or many of us—myself included—will have to change our habits.