HC Deb 07 November 1968 vol 772 c153W
83. Mr. Leadbitter

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what financial support is provided by the United States of America for research purposes in British universities; and how much of this research is related to defence or warfare requirements.

Mrs. Shirley Williams

Complete information is not available, but I understand that last April the value of current contracts at universities in Great Britain which had been placed by the United States Defence Departments through the Ministry of Technology's Committee on Research Contracts with Universities was about £560,000. I cannot say how much of this research related to defence and warfare, nor what financial support is provided by other agencies of the United States.