HC Deb 27 April 1994 vol 242 c221W
Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will give full details of all past and current collaborative research undertaken by the Transport Research Laboratory in the last 10 years.

Mr. Key

I have placed in the Library a list of collaborative research projects undertaken by TRL since 1 April 1991. Information in this form for prior years can only be obtained at disproportionate cost.

Ms Walley

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list and give full details of all assets, including intellectual property rights, currently owned by the Transport Research Laboratory.

Mr. Key

As the information requested by the hon. Member relates to operational matters of the Transport Research Laboratory I have asked the chief executive to write to the hon. Member.

Letter from John Wootton to Ms Joan Walley, dated 25 April 1994: The Minister for Roads and Traffic has asked me to reply to your Question about the assets of the Transport Research Laboratory. I enclose a copy of the TRL Asset Register which lists all assets valued at more than £5,000 and a further list of the licences issued since April 1991 for the use of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) held by TRL. Under the terms of Framework Document TRL holds the IPR on behalf of the Secretary of State on research carried out for DOT and is responsible for exploitation of the IPR. When TRL contracts for work from other bodies, the ownership of the IPR is a matter of agreement between the parties.