§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) how many research agreements or contracts his Department has currently placed with the University of Southampton; and what are the subjects into which the research is being carried out;
(2) how many research agreements or contracts his Department has currently placed with the University of Birmingham; and what are the subjects into which the research is being carried out;
(3) how many research agreements or contracts his Department has currently placed with the University of Aston in Birmingham; and what are the subjects into which the research is being carried out.
§ Mr. SainsburyI refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bow and Poplar (Mrs. Gordon) on 14 January at column775.
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many research agreements or contracts the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment has currently placed with universities and other establishments of higher education; and what is the total cost of these agreements and contracts.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe Atomic Weapons Establishment has currently 41 research contracts or agreements placed 83W with universities and other establishments of higher education. The total value of these agreements and contracts is £2 million.