§ 22. Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many of the staff of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research have been accepted for sandwich courses, how many completed the course; and how many then returned to the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research.
§ Mr. CroslandOne hundred and sixteen members of the staff of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research have been accepted for sandwich courses; 53 have completed their courses and all returned to the Department.
§ Mrs. ShortI thank my right hon. Friend for that reply. Could he investigate the position regarding the upgrading of scientific civil servants who return to the Department after securing additional qualifications? I think that it is possible that many scientists are being lost to the Civil Service because of the lack of upgrading after they return.
§ Mr. CroslandI shall very gladly investigate that.