29. Mr. Gresham Cookeasked the Minister of Technology what regional services his Department is maintaining for the furtherance of the practical application of research; and what is the cost of each.
§ 30. Mr. Costainasked the Minister of Technology how many industrial liaison officers he maintains in the colleges of technology and technical colleges; where they are located; and what is the total cost to the Exchequer.
§ Mr. MarshThe Ministry of Technology maintains offices in Scotland, Wales and the Northern Region. Accommodation is being prepared and staff are being recruited and trained for an additional five regional offices, in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and Nottingham. Each regional office is supported by a number of industrial liaison centres based on university institutions and technical colleges. Twenty-nine industrial liaison officer appointments have been made. The following table gives detailed information:
COST OF REGIONAL SERVICES 1965–66 (a) Regional Offices The annual cost of Ministry of Technology regional offices is as follows: Scotland … … £12,000 Wales … … £9,000 Northern Region … … £7,000 (b) Industrial Liaison Centres
Appointments have been made at the following Colleges:
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(in a few cases the Centres will not commence operating until 1st September, 1965) Estimated Annual Cost 1965–66 Ministry of Technology Grant £ £ Bradford Institute of Technology 3,600 2,400 Bristol College of Science and Technology 2,830 1,890
Estimated Annual Cost 1965–66 Ministry of Technology Grant £ £ Coventry-Lanchester College of Technology 2,040 1,360 Hatfield College of Technology 3,690 2,460 Huddersfield College of Technology 3,500 2,300 London: Battersea College of Technology 2,040 1,360 Borough Polytechnic 2,040 1,360 Enfield College of Technology 3,500 2,300 Hendon College of Technology 3,500 2,300 Kingston College of Technology 3,210 2,110 Twickenham College of Technology 3,500 2,300 The Polytechnic, Regent Street 2,040 1,360 West Ham College of Technology 2,600 1,720 Woolwich Polytechnic 2,600 1,720 Loughborough College of Technology 3,500 2,300 Manchester College of Science and Technology 3,930 2,620 Middlesbrough—Constantine College of Technology 2,040 1,360 Nottingham Regional College of Technology 3,210 2,110 Portsmouth College of Technology 4,370 2,910 Sheffield College of Technology 3,210 2,110 Slough College 3,210 2,110 Wolverhampton and Staffordshire College of Technology 3,500 2,300 Worcester Technical College 2,600 1,720 Workington College of Further Education 1,750 1,150 Aberdeen—Robert Gordon's Technical Col-College 3,500 — Dundee Technical College 3,500 — Edinburgh—Heriot - Watt College 3,500 2,300 Glasgow—University of Strathclyde 7,360 4,900 Paisley College of Technology 3,500 — £93,370 £54,830 The following Colleges are currently making appointments:
- Bolton Institute of Technology
- Chelmsford—Mid-Essex Technical College
- Cardiff—Welsh College of Advanced Technology
- Ispwich Civic College
- Kingston-upon-Hull College of Technology
London:
- Northampton College of Advanced Technology
- Newport and Monmouthshire College of Technology
- Preston—Harris College of Further Education
45 - Salford—Royal College of Advanced Technology
- Stoke-on-Trent—North Staffordshire College of Technology
- Sunderland Technical College
- Swansea College of Technology
The following Colleges have indicated their interest in making appointments:
- Birmingham College of Advanced Technology
- Liverpool College of Technology