§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether, in future, his Department's biological and virological research projects will not be carried out in universities or polytechnics.
§ Dr. GilbertIn line with the policy of seeking university and polytechnic support for the defence research programme where appropriate, we would expect to place such projects from time to time. It is highly unlikely that any dangerous pathogens would be involved. If they were, there would be no question of using laboratories other than those fully approved and authorised for the purpose.
§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Defence which 10 universities and polytechnics were involved in his Department's sponsored biological and virological research in the last five years.
§ Dr. GilbertThe universities and polytechnics involved were Bath, Birmingham, Bristol, Brunel, Cambridge, Durham, East Anglia, Liverpool, London—Imperial and Queen Elizabeth Colleges—and Thames Polytechnic.