§ Mr. Robert Cookeasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he will introduce legislation to allow universities and other bodies recipient of public money for the construction of new buildings to supplement these moneys from private resources, thus enabling them to produce buildings which are of a higher standard and better appearance than those which are purely functional and utilitarian.
§ Sir E. BoyleI see no grounds for altering the existing practice by which Exchequer Grants are normally available only for buildings designed within approved cost limits. This matter was carefully considered by Sir Arthur Rucker in his Report on university building procedures, and is further discussed by the University Grants Committee at paragraphs 368–72 of their recent report on university development (Cmnd. 2267) to which I would refer my hon. Friend.