Agriculture and Food Research Council (Hansard, 16 June 1993)

HC Deb 16 June 1993 vol 226 c657W 657W

§ Dr. Moonie
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what steps she is taking to draw up a concordat of co-operation between her Department and the Agriculture and Food Research Council.

§ Mr. Jack
As the recent White Paper "Realising Our Potential—A Strategy for Science, Engineering and Technology" makes clear, a new system of research councils will come into effect on 1 April 1994. The Government have proposed that each of these new research councils should work with the Government Departments with which they have a significant policy connection to draw up and publish concordats.