§ Mr. Derek Pageasked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement about the finances of the National Research Development Corporation.
§ Mr. BennIn view of the position which has been reached on the advances made to the Corporation, and the Corporation's inevitable forward commitments, I propose to introduce legislation at a convenient opportunity to increase the limit of advances from the Ministry to the Corporation from £25 million to £50 million. The National Research Development Corporation has an important rôle to play and it must have the resources to do so.