§ Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Education, as representing the Minister for Science, if he will make a statement on the recent visit to Aberdeen of the Minister for Science, indicating his present plans for the continuance and development of scientific work in Aberdeen, with particular reference to the Greyhope Road factory, the Torry Research Station, and the Rowett Research Institute.
§ Sir D. EcclesMy noble Friend took the occasion of his visit to Aberdeen to see the work of a number of research institutes but plans for the future of these establishments are primarily the province of the Research Councils. Both the Torry Research Station and the Rowett Research Institute have considerably extended their programmes in recent years and this expansion will continue as the need arises. My noble Friend also visited the Marine Laboratory which is the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Scotland, but he did not visit the Greyhope Road factory. This is, as the hon. and learned Gentleman will be aware, the concern of my right hon. Friend, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, who answered Questions in the House in this connection on 12th May.