Physicists, Chemists, Bio-chemists and Biologists

HC Deb 11 December 1962 vol 669 cc41-2W

70. Mr. Willis

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science how many British physicists, chemists, bio-chemists and biologists the interviewing board in the

1962 NORTH AMERICAN BOARDS ANALYSIS OF "INTERVIEWED" AND "SUCCESSFUL—ASSIGNED" CANDIDATES BY DISCIPLINE
—	Physics	Chemistry	Biochemistry	Biology	Others	Total
Interviewed
Canada	…	…	11	22	6	3	20	62
U.S.A.	…	…	50	69	10	3	49	181
TOTAL	…	…	61	91	16	6	69	243
Successfully Assigned
Civil Service Commission Appointments	…	…	5	19	—	2	4	30
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research/NATO Fellows	…	…	4	10	1	5	5	25*
Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Students	…	…
United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Appointments	…	…	12	4	1	—	4	21
TOTAL	…	…	21	33	2	7	13	76*
Other appointments in U.K. (where known)	…	…	3	4	—	—	3	10
TOTAL	…	…	24	37	2	7	16	86*
* Includes five candidates for studentships, including two biologists, not interviewed by the Board.

appointed by the Atomic Energy Authority and also of two other candidates who did not take up their appointments until this year. The correct total is therefore 56, and details of their qualifications are below.

United States has seen this year; and how many in each category have undertaken to return to Great Britain.

Mr. Denzil Freeth

Following is the information: