§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what work he is doing to promote research on the decontamination of food at the Microbiological Research Establishment, Porton;
(2) what work is being done at the Microbiological Research Establishment, Porton, on the decontamination of food.
§ Mr. John MorrisThe Microbiological Research Establishment has a programme of research on decontamination, but it is not specifically directed towards food. On a number of occasions the Establishment has assisted in the testing of sterilisation techniques.