§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) what institutions of scientific research located in Wales are supported from public funds;
(2) how many scientific research institutions there are in England, Scotland and Wales, respectively, wholly or partly supported from public funds ; and how much public money is spent in scientific research in each of the three countries.
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§ Mrs. Shirley Williams:In the area of civil science for which I am responsible the Agricultural, Medical, Natural Environment and Science Research Councils support 90 research establishments in England, 18 in Scotland and 6 in Wales. The cost in 1978–79 is expected to amount to: England £152,546,000; Scotland £16,153,000; and Wales £7,227,000.
The six establishments in Wales are:
Agricultural Research Council
Welsh plant breeding station, Aberystwyth
Medical Research Council
Epidemiology unit (South Wales), Cardiff Pneumoconiosis unit, Penarth
Natural Environment Research Council
Unit of marine invertebrate biology, Bangor Research vessels services, Barry
Institute of terrestrial ecology, Bangor
The location of an establishment in a particular country does not restrict its operations to that country.