§ Mr. ColmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will provide funds to Cambridge University for research into silent aeroplanes. [140077]
§ Alan JohnsonThe joint Cambridge University-Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (CMI) which receives Government funding to promote collaborative research with industry, has recently announced a project to develop the design for a silent aircraft. The Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) has also recently awarded a grant to the Cambridge University engineering department for research into jet engine noise at take off.