§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give details of any contracts for research which his 221W Department has placed with universities or colleges of advanced technology, and of the value of such contracts.
§ Mr. HealeyThe approximate value of contracts placed with universities and colleges of advanced technology and charged to the Defence Budget in the financial year 1965–66 was:
Ministry of Defence £500,000 Ministry of Aviation £550,000 The contracts were mainly for basic research. Topics of particular interest were: electronics, materials, engines, structures, structural equipment, aerodynamics, chemistry and meteorology.