§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for the Environment where the Water Research Centre is located; how many persons it employs; and what the centre's budget was during the latest year for which information is available.
§ Mr. Denis HowellThe Water Research Centre has premises at Ferry Lane, Medmenham, near Marlow, Buckinghamshire—the registered office of the Company—and at Elder Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire. In addition to 217 direct employees, there are 192 staff from the former Water Pollution Research Laboratory of the Department and seven staff from the former Water Resources Board who are being offered employment by the centre. As the centre was established on 1st April 1974 it has not yet completed a year's operation. The estimated 241W income for the year to 31st March 1975 is £4.1 million.