§ Mr. Maddanasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, whether the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is continuing its support for the scientific study of human problems in industry; and, if so, through what arrangements.
§ Mr. H. NichollsThe answer to the first part of the Question is "Yes."
Following a review of its responsibilities in this field, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research has decided to continue to promote research into the human problems of industry as an established part of its work. Accordingly, it has set up a Committee on Human Sciences in Industry which will keep under review the development of the human sciences in relation to industrial needs, and advise the Research Council on the allocation of grants, and on other means of promoting research in this field.
This Committee replaces on the D.S.I.R. side the two former committees which were set up jointly by D.S.I.R. and the Medical Research Council in 1953 (one on Human Relations in Industry, and the other on Individual Efficiency in Industry)—agreement having been reached to replace them by separate committees reflecting the different interests of the two bodies.