HC Deb 05 July 1966 vol 731 cc31-3W
Mr. Crouch

asked the Minister of Technology how many of the staff of the Gov-

Station Non Industrial Staff Industrial Staff Total
Building Research Station 548 142 690
Fire Research Station 117 24 141
Forest Products Research Laboratory 133 41 174
Laboratory of the Government Chemist 395 Nil 395
Hydraulic Research Station 144 79 223
National Engineering Laboratory 507 280 787
National Physical Laboratory 1,242 388 1,630
Torry Research Station 120 76 196
Warren Spring Laboratory 303 89 392
Water Pollution Research Laboratory 123 41 164

Mr. J. H. Osborn

asked the Minister of Technology if he will give details of the expenditure during the years 1964–65 and 1965–66 on each Government research laboratory for which he is responsible.

Building Research Station Fire Research Station Forests Products Research Laboratory
1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66
Salaries etc. (Subhead I) 888,147 168,730 225,439
945,760 183,421 233,482
Capital (Subhead J) 65,708 6,076 13,721
57,219 10,192 28,716
General (Subhead K) 127,380 26,405 21,475
135,516 24,849 21,554
Outside Research (Subhead L) 3,790 1,389 1,508
3,880 107 931
Gross Total 1,085,025 202,600 262,143
1,142,375 218,569 284,683
Receipts (Subhead Z) 105,586 151,106 25,247
101,807 148,510 25,177
Net Total 979,439 51,494 236,896
1,040,568 70,059 259,506

ernment research laboratories are now on temporary secondment to industrial concerns and to industrial research associations.

Mr. Benn

None from the research stations of my Department.

Mr. J. H. Osborn

asked the Minister of Technology if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the numbers of staff employed on 1st April, 1966 in each of the Government research stations for which he is responsible.

Mr. Benn

The numbers are shown in the Table below:

Mr. Benn

Details of expenditure, on the 10 Ministry of Technology research stations, from the Votes of the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in 1964–65 and Ministry of Technology in 1965–66 are given in the following table.

Hydraulics Research Station Laboratory of Government Chemist National Chemical Laboratory*
1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66
Salaries etc. (Subhead I) 257,746 538,912 356,754
261,488 559,402
Capital (Subhead J) 29,506 25,980 58,006
17,049 31,576
General (Subhead K) 72,962 48,798 45,601
66,534 52,714
Outside Research (Subhead L) 331 14,864
Gross Total 360,545 613,690 475,225
345,071 643,692
Receipts (Subhead Z) 216,736 20,567 19,514
302,430 47,607
Net Total 143,809 593,123 455,711
42,641 596,085
*Amalgamated with National Physical Laboratory w.e.f. 1st April, 1965.

National Physical Laboratory National Engineering Laboratory Torry, Research Station
1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66
Salaries etc. (Subhead I) 1,814,542 869,177 222,867
2,307,957 956,157 236,703
Capital (Subhead J) 529,569 160,727 18,139
798,382 409,386 49,122
General (Subhead K) 372,229 179,796 82,923
439,114 199,432 77,151
Outside Research (Subhead L) 44,000 28,991
71,025 36,197
Gross Total 2,760,340 1,238,691 323,929
3,616,478 1,601,172 362,976
Receipts (Subhead Z) 939,669 118,666 38,186
1,080,318 192,297 31,539
Net Total 1,820,671 1,120,025 285,743
2,536,160 1,408,875 331,437

Warren Spring Laboratory Water Pollution Research Laboratory TOTAL
1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66 1964–65 1965–66
Salaries etc. (Subhead I) 484,755 208,520 6,035,589
508,755 224,303 6,417,428
Capital (Subhead J) 128,115 5,946 1,041,493
139,051 9,937 1,550,630
General (Subhead K) 115,669 43,064 1,136,302
126,131 49,581 1,192,576
Outside Research (Subhead L) 14,912 109,785
16,005 128,145
Gross Total 743,451 257,530 8,323,169
789,942 283,821 9,288,779
Receipts (Subhead Z) 83,104 26,514 1,744,895
53,034 26,525 2,009,244
Net Total 660,347 231,016 6,578,274
736,908 257,296 7,279,535
NOTE.—1965–66 figures—provisional as at 30th June. 1966.