HC Deb 26 February 1964 vol 690 c99W
Dr. Alan Thompson

asked the Lord President of the Council and Minister for Science if he will appoint a small committee to study the possibilities of the use of closed-circuit television in higher education.

Mr. Hogg

In February, 1963, the University Grants Committee, the Ministry of Education, and the Scottish Education Department set up a Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. Brynmor Jones, Vice-Chancellor of Hull University, with the following terms of referenceTo survey the current use of audiovisual aids in teaching and research in the pure and applied sciences in institutions of higher education in Great Brtiain, and taking into account their use in smiliar fields in comparable institutions in selected countries overseas, to assess their potential usefulness and possible lines of development in Great Britain; and to report".

I understand that the Committee hope to report early next year.