§ Mr. McNair-Wilsonasked the Minister of Technology (1) which of the studies which have been made by the scientific and technological teams have been completed; and on what dates he received the reports concerned;
(2) if he will list the members of his scientific or technological teams which are making studies of selected industries or processes, showing date of appointment, qualifications and salary in each case;
(3) if he will list the vacancies on the scientific or technological teams which are making the studies of selected industries and processes, showing the qualifications sought in each instance.
§ Mr. CousinsIt is not the practice to inform the House about reports produced in the normal course of departmental 597W business. It is part of the responsibility of the Divisions of my Department to undertake studies as required, in collaboration with experts from other Government Departments, Public Corporations, Universities and, of course, from industry itself. This is a continuing process and requires a staff of both administrators and technologists.
The number of scientific and technological staff engaged on such studies will accordingly vary from time to time, but the total of such staff in post at 28th February, 1966, in the relevant Divisions in the salary range from £2,250 and upwards was 46.
The Ministry assumed sponsorship responsibility for the electrical and mechanical engineering industries at the beginning of this year and a considerable increase in scientific and technological staff
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS FROM THE SOVIET UNION 1963 1964 1965 Number Value Number Value Number Value £ £ £ Pocket-watches, wrist-watches and other watches, including stop-watches— With cases of materials other than gold 70,801 77,854 99,394 120,897 107,966 149,354 Watch movements (including stop-watch movements), assembled Nil Nil 20,010 14,812 38,546 27,537 Alarm clocks (excluding electric clocks and clocks with watch movements) 65,850 17,449 66,500 16,692 97,980 29,052 Clock movements (including secondary movements), assembled Nil Nil Nil Nil 5,000 3,589 Other clocks, and parts of watches and clocks — 4,426 — 3,883 — 2,958