§ Mr. Normantonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the dates of the meetings of the Council of Research Ministers of the Community since 1 January 1979; and at which meetings the United Kingdom was represented by a Minister and at which by an official of his Department.
§ Mr. ButcherI refer my hon. Friend to the reply given today to his question to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Energy, which listed the dates of meetings of the Council of the Research Ministers of the Community since 1 January 1979. Ministers of this Department represented the United Kingdom on 22 October 1979, 9 November 1981, 8 March and 30 June 1982, and on 8 February, 10 March, 28 June, 26 October and 13 December 1983. Officials of my Department have not represented the United Kingdom at any research councils since 1 January 1979.