§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the staffing level of the Fire Research Station since June 1981 and its current programme of work.
§ Mr. HeseltineOn 1 June 1981, 159 permanent civil servants were employed at the Fire Research Station. By 1 December 1982 the number had fallen to 144.
The programme of work of the Fire Research Station is described together with the other work of the Building Research Establishment in the establishment's published research programme 1982–83. I shall send my hon. Friend a copy.