§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many and which of the present staff and functions of AEA Technology, separately identifying the 181W National Environmental Technology Centre, will be transferred to the commercial division preparatory to sale or privatisation.
§ Mr. HeseltineI announced to the House on 17 February,Official Report, columns 922–24 the Government's intention to privatise the Atomic Energy Authority's commercial activities. With effect from 1 April, all these activities, including the National Environmental Technology Centre, were brought together within AEA Technology.
As at 1 April 1994 staff numbers for AEA Technology were some 4,300 of which some 450 work in areas covered by the National Environmental Technology Centre.