§ 40. Mr. Dempseyasked the Minister of Technology to what extent he has promoted the establishment of science-based industries in Scotland and North Lanarkshire, respectively; and if he will make a statement.
§ Dr. BrayThe Department has encouraged science-based industries in Scotland and North Lanarkshire among other ways through the creation of the Institute of Advanced Machine Tool Technology at East Kilbride, the Low Cost Automation Advisory Centres at Paisley College of Technology and Heriot-Watt University, and the introduction of the Production Engineering Advisory Service, all linked with the Department's Regional Office in Edinburgh and the associated Industrial Liaison Centres.