§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he last met the chairman of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils; and whether he discussed the funding of the nuclear structure facility at Daresbury.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthMy right hon. and learned Friend last met the chairman of the ABRC on 15 January. At that meeting the board's advice on allocation of the science budget and other scientific matters were discussed. The future of the Science and Engineering Research Council's nuclear structure facility was not specifically mentioned.