§ Mr. J. BAKERasked the President of the Board of Education the number of the staff engaged on industrial research; 1542W whether any and, if so, what practical suggestions have emanated from the Department in the years 1921, 1922, 1923, and 1924 and have been placed at the disposal of manufacturers in Britain; and whether he has any evidence that new products or improved methods of production have resulted from the information given?
§ Lord E. PERCYThe number of staff at present employed under the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is 606, excluding industrial staff; the industrial staff number 338. It is impossible within the limits of an answer to a question to deal with the other parts of the inquiry. Full information as to the activities of the Department is published in the Annual Reports, copies of which are available for consultation. The Department will be happy, on application, to supply the hon. Member with any supplementary information he may require.