HC Deb 16 February 1989 vol 147 c313W
Dr Marek

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement about his plans for the future of the institutes of food research.

Mr. Jackson

In line with the intentions first outlined in the Agricultural and Food Research Council corporate plan for 1984–1988, directors of the council's eight institutes have been asked to produce long-term for reorganising their activities on to a smaller number of sites.

The institute of Food Research will present to the AFRC options for the restructuring of its three laboratories on to two sites. The council will then make a decision based on a detailed analysis and appraisal of these options and taking full account of the scientific programme of the institute.