HC Deb 09 May 1989 vol 152 cc423-4W
Ms. Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many research contracts or agreements in universities or other institutions of higher education, which are currently being funded by his Department, are in each classification of secrecy.

Mr. Sainsbury

The MOD has currently 757 agreements and 96 contracts with United Kingdom universities and other higher education institutions. Four agreements and one contract are classified confidential; the remainder of the agreements and contracts are unclassified.

Ms. Gordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many contracts and agreements have existed in the past five years between his Department and universities and other institutions of higher education for research related to the verification of arms control treaties by seismology; from which Ministry of Defence research establishment contracts or agreements originated; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Sainsbury

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to her on 24 February at column847.