§ Mr. Dellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the policy of the Agricultural Research Council regarding the future of the John Innes Institute.
§ Mr. CroslandThe Trustees of the John Innes Charity, to which the John Innes Institute belongs, have decided, with the full agreement of the Agricultural Research Council, to transfer the Institute from Bayfordbury to Norwich; and the University of East Anglia has agreed that formal academic relations should be established between the University and the Institute. The Institute will be associated with the School of Biological Sciences of the University and will continue to undertake genetical and allied research. These arrangements are in accordance with the Agricultural Research Council's general policy of fostering close relations between research institutes and universities.