§ Mr. A. Royleasked the Minister of Aviation how many aviation research workers have emigrated from the United Kingdom in each of the calendar years 1963, 1964, 1965 and the first nine months of 1966.
§ Mr. MulleyNo firm statistics are available, but information supplied by firms in the aircraft industry suggests that the number of qualified scientists and technologists who emigrated from the United Kingdom in the years 1963, 1964 and 1965 was as follows:
Year Sci. Emigration Tech. Total 1963 … … 14 66 80 1964 … … 8 98 106 1965 … … 26 156 182 It is not known how many of the emigrants were engaged on research work prior to their departure. No figures are available for the first nine months of 1966.