§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will outline the machinery by which he relates work at defence research establishments to the strategic aims of the Government.
§ Mr. HealeyThis is a continuing process to which the establishments themselves and all those concerned with the administration of the defence research and development programme contribute. The arrangements for central control were
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Date Minister Establishment 2nd December, 1964 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy. Admiralty Surface Weapons Establishment, Portsdown. 7th January, 1965 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy. Pacific Naval Laboratory, Esquimault (Canada). 17th February, 1965 … Minister of Defence for the Army Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, Chobham. 19th February, 1965 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Air Force. Aeroplane and Armaments Establishment, Boscombe Down. 1st March, 1965 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy. Royal Greenwich Observatory, Herstmonceux. 2nd April, 1965 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy. Admiralty Reactor Test Establishment, Dounreay. 28th May, 1965 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy. Admiralty Research Laboratory, Teddington. 18th June, 1965 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy. Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment, Portland. 25th October, 1965 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Air Force. Defence Operational Analysis Establishment, West Byfleet. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Royal Air Force. 29th October, 1965 … Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Army. Fighting Vehicles Research and Development Establishment, Chobham. 3rd December, 1965 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Air Force. Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. 5th January, 1966 … Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Royal Navy. Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment, Portland. 7th January, 1966 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy. Admiralty Materials Laboratory, Holton Heath. 14th January, 1966 … Minister of Defence for the Royal Navy. Services Electronics Research Laboratory, Baldock. 18th January, 1966 … Minister of Defence for the Army Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, Fort Halstead. 9th May, 1966 … Minister of Defence for the Army Chemical Defence Experimental Establishment, Porton. 6th June, 1966 … Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Army. Military Engineering Experimental Establishment, Christchurch. 24th June, 1966 … Secretary of State for Defence Defence Operational Analysis Establishment, West Byfleet. 15th September, 1966 … Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Royal Navy. Admiralty Underwater Weapons Establishment, Portland. 12th January, 1967 … Minister of Defence for Equipment. Admiralty Surface Weapons, Establishment, Portsdown. 27th January, 1967 … Minister of Defence for Equipment. Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, Fort Halstead. 10th February, 1967 … Minister of Defence for Equipment. Services Electronics Research Laboratory, Baldock. 13th February, 1967 … Minister of Defence for Equipment. Admiralty Research Laboratory, Teddington. 3rd March, 1967 … Minister of Defence for Equipment. Royal Radar Establishment, Malvern. described in detail in paragraphs 3–14 of Chapter VI of Part II of the Statement on the Defence Estimates 1966 (Cmnd. 2902).