§ Mr. Crouchasked the Minister of Technology how many of the staff of the Gov-
Station Non Industrial Staff Industrial Staff Total Building Research Station … … … 548 142 690 Fire Research Station … … … 117 24 141 Forest Products Research Laboratory … … … 133 41 174 Laboratory of the Government Chemist … … … 395 Nil 395 Hydraulic Research Station … … … 144 79 223 National Engineering Laboratory … … … 507 280 787 National Physical Laboratory … … … 1,242 388 1,630 Torry Research Station … … … 120 76 196 Warren Spring Laboratory … … … 303 89 392 Water Pollution Research Laboratory … … … 123 41 164
§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister of Technology if he will give details of the expenditure during the years 1964–65 and 1965–66 on each Government research laboratory for which he is responsible.
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Building Research Station Fire Research Station Forests Products Research Laboratory 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 Salaries etc. (Subhead I) … 888,147 168,730 225,439 945,760 183,421 233,482 Capital (Subhead J) … 65,708 6,076 13,721 57,219 10,192 28,716 General (Subhead K) … 127,380 26,405 21,475 135,516 24,849 21,554 Outside Research (Subhead L) … 3,790 1,389 1,508 3,880 107 931 Gross Total … 1,085,025 202,600 262,143 1,142,375 218,569 284,683 Receipts (Subhead Z) … 105,586 151,106 25,247 101,807 148,510 25,177 Net Total … 979,439 51,494 236,896 1,040,568 70,059 259,506 ernment research laboratories are now on temporary secondment to industrial concerns and to industrial research associations.
§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister of Technology if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the numbers of staff employed on 1st April, 1966 in each of the Government research stations for which he is responsible.
§ Mr. BennDetails of expenditure, on the 10 Ministry of Technology research stations, from the Votes of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in 1964–65 and Ministry of Technology in 1965–66 are given in the following table.
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Hydraulics Research Station Laboratory of Government Chemist National Chemical Laboratory* 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 Salaries etc. (Subhead I) … 257,746 538,912 356,754 261,488 559,402 — Capital (Subhead J) … 29,506 25,980 58,006 17,049 31,576 — General (Subhead K) … 72,962 48,798 45,601 66,534 52,714 — Outside Research (Subhead L) … 331 — 14,864 — — — Gross Total … 360,545 613,690 475,225 345,071 643,692 — Receipts (Subhead Z) … 216,736 20,567 19,514 302,430 47,607 — Net Total … 143,809 593,123 455,711 42,641 596,085 — *Amalgamated with National Physical Laboratory w.e.f. 1st April, 1965.
National Physical Laboratory National Engineering Laboratory Torry, Research Station 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 Salaries etc. (Subhead I) … 1,814,542 869,177 222,867 … 2,307,957 956,157 236,703 Capital (Subhead J) … 529,569 160,727 18,139 798,382 409,386 49,122 General (Subhead K) … 372,229 179,796 82,923 439,114 199,432 77,151 Outside Research (Subhead L) … 44,000 28,991 — 71,025 36,197 — Gross Total … 2,760,340 1,238,691 323,929 3,616,478 1,601,172 362,976 Receipts (Subhead Z) … 939,669 118,666 38,186 1,080,318 192,297 31,539 Net Total … 1,820,671 1,120,025 285,743 2,536,160 1,408,875 331,437
Warren Spring Laboratory Water Pollution Research Laboratory TOTAL 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 Salaries etc. (Subhead I) … 484,755 208,520 6,035,589 508,755 224,303 6,417,428 Capital (Subhead J) … 128,115 5,946 1,041,493 139,051 9,937 1,550,630 General (Subhead K) … 115,669 43,064 1,136,302 126,131 49,581 1,192,576 Outside Research (Subhead L) … 14,912 — 109,785 16,005 — 128,145 Gross Total … 743,451 257,530 8,323,169 789,942 283,821 9,288,779 Receipts (Subhead Z) … 83,104 26,514 1,744,895 53,034 26,525 2,009,244 Net Total … 660,347 231,016 6,578,274 736,908 257,296 7,279,535 NOTE.—1965–66 figures—provisional as at 30th June. 1966.