§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Scence, in view of the fact that some papers relating to the Advisory Committee of OSTFs documentation processing centre have been destroyed, if she will indicate the names of all the participants on that committee.
§ Mr. OakesThe members of the Advisory Committee on the Documentation Processing Centre were Dr. G. M. Dyson (Chairman), Professor S. Gill, Dr. R. M. Needham, Mr. J. R. Smith, Dr. A. K. Kent; in addition there were representatives who varied from meeting to meeting from OSTI Headquarters, the Civil Service Department and the then Ministry of Technology.
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§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what is the total amount of money from public funds spent by OSTI's documentation processing centre;
(2) what amount of money from OSTI or her Department went to the documentation processing centre.
§ Mr. OakesThe documentation processing centre received its public funds from the Department of Education and Science. During its existence from 1967–71 it spent £563,000.
§ Mr. Adam Hunterasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the total amount of money paid by OSTI and the British Library to the computer agencies providing the service.
§ Mr. OakesThis information could not now be provided in respect of OSTI without disproportionate cost. Payments made by the British Library for its direct use of computer agencies amount to about £365,000 up to 31st March 1976.