§ 14. Mr. Smallasked the Minister of Public Building and Works if he will state the number of fully-qualified geologists in his Department.
§ Mr. SharplesWe do not employ fully qualified geologists as such, but several scientists employed in soil engineering have university degrees in science, which include geology either as a main or subsidiary subject.
§ Mr. SmallSince there is a reservoir of technical skill in the Department, has the hon. Gentleman's Minister considered forming a link between a study group and a geological survey preceding the construction of a Channel Tunnel?
§ Mr. SharplesI should certainly like to examine what the hon. Gentleman says before I reply to it.