§ Mr. Will Owenasked the Minister of Technology if he will list the number of research establishments under his Department which are in receipt of public grants, indicating the amounts granted to each project.
§ Mr. FowlerThe amounts of grants paid in respect of the last completed financial year of each of the 43 research associations now supported by grant from the Department through the Industrial Services 'Vote, Class IV, 19 were:—
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Brush £ Annual Grant 6,061 Cast Iron Annual Grant 85,354 Grant in support of research project on dust in foundries 2,026 Ceramics Annual Grant 95,097 Grant in support of research project on dust in factories 519 Grant towards purchase of computer 11,912 Construction Industry Annual Grant 167,746 Grant towards development of information services 15,000 Coal Annual Grant 141,822 Coke Annual Grant 54,246 Grant towards construction of coal re-heating plant 13,089 Cotton Annual Grant 110,435 Grant in support of research project on break spinning 18,611 Cutlery Annual Grant Drop Forging 13,720 Annual Grant 15,130 Electrical Annual Grant 98,396 Grant in support of research project in electrical conduction in dielectrics 4,329 Flour Milling and Baking Annual Grant 71,339 Grant in support of research project on bread staling 5,279 Food Annual Grant 50,559 Grant towards purchase of equipment 25,000 Grant in support of research project on in-line process control 8,487 Fruit and Vegetable Annual Grant 24,192 Furniture Annual Grant 47,872 Grant towards construction of new buildings 1,500 Gelatine and Glue Annual Grant 6,376
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Glass £ Annual Grant 35,556 Heating and Ventilating Annual Grant 23,061 Hosiery Annual Grant 21,147 Hydromechanics Annual Grant 55,103 Industrial Biology Annual Grant 103,807 Grant in support of research project on testing of food additives 12,538 Jute Annual Grant 24,211 Grant in support of programme of work on man-made jute substitutes 4,826 Lace Annual Grant 13,559 Launderers Annual Grant 49,114 Grant towards purchase of land, buildings and plant 10,156 Grant in support of research project on automation in laundries 10,152 Leather Annual Grant 38,664 Grant in support of research project on rationalisation of leather manufacture 4,111 Linen Annual Grant 32,727 Machine Tools Annual Grant 74,867 Grant towards purchase of computer 14,928 Motor Annual Grant 94 Grant towards construction of a crash testing facility 15,454 Non-Ferrous Metals Annual Grant 93,183 Grant in support of research project on high temperature behaviour of dispersion hardened materials 6,975 Grant in support of research project on the pressure die-casting process 4,358 Paint Annual Grant 32,848 P.I.R.A. (Paper and Board, Printing and Packaging) Annual Grant 101,550 Grant towards purchase of computer 30,000 Production Engineering Annual Grant 161,993 Grant towards construction of building 1,363 Rubber and Plastics Annual Grant 92,619 Grant in support of programme of work on the use of plastics in building 8,012 Grant in support of a research project on the computer programming of factory operations 8,583 Scientific Instruments Annual Grant 42,940 Grant in support of a programme of research work on industrial measurement and control 200,418
Grant towards purchase of computer 9,892 Ship Annual Grant 506,794 Grant in support of research project on automatic drafting of drawing 5,089 Shoes Annual Grant 48,050 Grant in support of research project on the computer control of shoe manufacture 5,575 Spring Annual Grant 9,917 Steel Castings Annual Grant 47,037 Grant in support of research project on dust in foundries 4,219 Tar Annual Grant 29,684 Textile research associations (Jointly) Grant in support of a research project on effluent treatment and water conservation 15,361 Timber Annual Grant 74,400 Grant in support of research project on the handling of timber in unit loads 5,899 Water Annual Grant 67,993 Welding Annual Grant 289,467 Grant in support of research project on fatigue of welded structures 26,183 Grant in support of research project on examination of welds using an electron microprobe analyser 19,533 Welwyn Hall Annual Grant (15-month period) 40,299 Wool Annual Grant 85,637