§ 67. Mr. Kirkwoodasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's policy towards the funding of scientific research in British universities.
§ Mr. WaldenMy right hon. Friend endorses the University Grants Committee's policy of selectivity in the allocation of research funding and its plans for the development of that policy in conjunction with the research councils as described in a letter from the chairman of the committee, which has been published in theOfficial Report for 6 November, at columns 494–6. Research in universities will benefit from the additional funding for the universities and research councils announced by my right hon. Friend on 6 November, at columns 487–91.