§ 19. Mr. Matthewsasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what research the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research is undertaking into means of producing maps more quickly; and when the Geological Survey and Museum will be able to expedite the present rate of map publication.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethThe Department of Scientific and Industrial Research has recently awarded a development contract to a Scottish firm for the application of automatic data processing methods to mapping. This, if successful, should accelerate map production. The Geological Survey and Museum will take all possible advantage of this, as of any other, method of speeding the publication of its24W maps. It is not possible to say whether and when the publication of maps can be expedited.