Mr. Bob Brownasked the Minister of Technology if he will seek to establish industrial liaison committees in order to provide closer links between industry and the universities within the Northern Region.
§ Mr. BennMeasures to promote closer collaboration between the universities and industry are being examined on a national basis by the Advisory Board on Relations with Universities which I have recently set up. In the Northern Region my Department and the Science Research Council, together with the Universities of Durham and Newcastle-upon-Tyne, are exploring the possibilities for increased collaboration with industry.