§ Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Minister of Technology if he will make a statement on the progress in Scotland of his campaign on automation; what response he is getting from industry; and to what extent the universities are co-operating in the venture.
§ Mr. BennI have placed contracts at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, and at the Paisley College of Technology, for the setting up of permanent advisory centres to demonstrate low-cost automation techniques to industrial management and to provide short courses and advice on practical applications.
The response from industry so far has been most encouraging, but a final assessment must await the opening of the centres early in 1967.