HC Deb 05 July 1967 vol 749 cc247-8W
60. Mr. Ellis

asked the Secretary of State for Defence what action has been taken to obtain an outside assessment of the potential market for the services of the Meteorological Office.

Mr. Merlyn Rees

A survey of the potential market is being made by the Meteorological Office with other Government Departments and representatives of industry, commerce, and agriculture.

To provide further help in future planning, a market research firm is surveying the Tyneside area, where a new Weather Centre has been opened at Newcastle.