HC Deb 13 December 1965 vol 722 cc212-3W
Mr. David Price

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list all the international scientific projects in which Great Britain is participating and which receive support from public moneys, giving the amount of financial support and the year of initiation.

Mr. Crosland

The following table gives the information, so far as it concerns the projects supported by funds for which I am responsible.

action is being taken to encourage more to enter the engineering profession.

Mr. Crosland

My right hon. Friend the Minister of Technology and I are aware of the desirability of encouraging more young people to enter the engineer-ing profession. An inter-departmental Publicity Working Party on Technology and Engineering has recommended a special publicity programme which includes films for showing to schools, a number of travelling exhibitions and a publication on careers in technology. Next year the Council of Engineering Institutions will carry out with Ministry of Technology support a major survey of the distribution, deployment, remuneration and responsibilities of professional engineers, with a view to throwing light on the nature of the important work which they perform.