§ 74. Mr. Wainwrightasked the Lord President of the Council and Minister for Science what amount of money was spent on research on desalting technology for the years 1960, 1961, 1962 and 1963, respectively; and what is the estimated amount for 1964.
§ Mr. HoggApart from £3,500 spent in 1960–61 by the Tropical Products Institute of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research on research into solar distillation techniques, no provision has been made in this field for research by the bodies for which I am responsible, until the recent offer of an earmarked grant of £34,325 to the Water Research Association to enable it to keep a closer watch on work overseas, and for a 3-year study of the economic feasibility of applying to British water supply practice the techniques for desalting sea and brackish water.