§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Minister of Overseas Development if he will give details of any contracts for research which
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University or College Subject Cost in 1965–66 Estimated Cost 1966–67 £ £ Nottingham Research involving steroidal sapogenins of commercial interest from plants of potential economic interest to overseas countries and Britain. — 800 N. Staffordshire College of Technology. Research on screening of oil seeds, particularly those of African origin to discover fats of unusual composition and/or containing unusual components which can be of possible commercial value. — 800 University of the West Indies Examination of Jamaican plants of reputed pharmacological activity and to isolate and determine the structure of any active compounds present. 4,800 7,380 University of Hong Kong Chemical investigation of local plants of possible medical or commercial interest. 1,000 1,070 Makerere University College, Uganda Chemical screening of East African plants for physiologically active compounds with special reference to the genus Balanites and the species Bersana Abyssinica. 500 573 University of Ibadan, Nigeria Survey of heartwood extractives of the leguminosae in an attempt to find antifungal agents. 3,700 3,703 his Department has placed with universities or colleges of advanced technology, and the value of such contracts.