§ 30. Miss Pikeasked the Minister of Social Security what assistance her Department will give to the Essex University project, which is supported by the Social Science Research Council, to build up a social survey data bank.
§ Miss HerbisonEssex University has not yet asked for my assistance in connection with its Social Survey data bank. If it does so, I shall of course do what I can to help it.
§ Miss PikeDoes the right hon. Lady not agree that this should play a very important part in pinpointing social problems as they are arising and, therefore, enabling us to have a more co-ordinated social policy?
§ Miss HerbisonYes, that is possible, and already we make a great deal of material available to research workers in universities.