§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what consultations he has had with the chairman of the Natural Environment Research Council concerning the proposed closure of the British geological survey laboratory and office, Aberystwyth;
(2) what consultations he has had with the quarrying, mining, civil engineering and academic research interests in Wales concerning the proposed closure of the British geological survey laboratory and office, Aberystwyth;
(3) what representations he has received in relation to the proposed closure of the British geological survey laboratory and office, Aberystwyth; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThese are matters for the British geological survey—BGS—and the Natural Environment Research Council—NERC—of which the BGS is a constituent part. I have received no representations.