§ Mr. Elystan Morganasked the Minister of Technology in view of the fact that only 3.3 per cent. of the development and research work is carried out by his Department's establishments in Wales, what steps he is taking to have this amount increased.
§ Dr. BrayThe greater part of the intramural research and development expenditure of the Department is in the defence field, and is tied to the location of existing major research establishments. As new developments are undertaken every effort is made to locate them in development areas and with industry. Recent support for research and development in Wales has included a cold strip computer control research project at the British Steel Corporation, and a project for the development of modular units for automatic assembly systems which are to be built at Aberbargoed by Staveley Industries.