§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if, in view of the cost and lack of success of the United Kingdom Chemical Information Service, he will give the assurance that no further public money will be spent on this unit until its performance has been improved.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerSupport of research and development work at UKCIS is a matter for the British Library Board and334W I would not expect to intervene in its day-to-day decisions on research funding.
§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total amount spent from public funds on the Chemical Society and its United Kingdom Chemical Information Service (UKCIS) and its predecessor for the purpose of computerised information services and experiments for their development.
§ Mr. Gerry FowlerFrom August 1966 to date my Department has made grants to the Chemical Society for the purposes mentioned, totalling £282,000.