HC Deb 27 February 1969 vol 778 cc335-6W
50. Mr. Hooson

asked the Secretary of State for Wales how many research and development establishments there are in Wales, either run by Government Departments or by private enterprise.

Mr. George Thomas

There are 14 research and development establishments in Wales which are run or sponsored by Government Departments. With permission, I will circulate a list of the establishments in the OFFICIAL REPORT. There are also a number of research and development establishments run by nationalised and private industry but a comprehensive list of these is not available.

Following is the list:

Research and Development Establishments in Wales run or sponsored by Government Departments.

  1. 1. Proof and Experimental Establishment, Pendine—Ministry of Defence.
  2. 2. R.A.E. Aberporth—Ministry of Technology.
  3. 3. R.A.E. Llanbedr—Ministry of Technology.
  4. 4. Post Office Engineering Department, Castleton, Newport—G.P.O.
  5. 5. Trawscoed Experimental Husbandry Farm, near Aberystwyth—M.A.F.F.
  6. 6. Pwllpeiron Experimental Husbandry Farm, near Aberystwyth—M.A.F.F,
  7. 7. Cleppa Park Experimental Horticulture Station, Newport—M.A.F.F.
  8. 8. Fisheries Experimental Station, Conway —M.A.F.F.
  9. 9. Welsh Plant Breeding Station, Aberystwyth—Agricultural Research Council.
  10. 10. Animal Breeding Research Organisation (Field Station), Corwen—A.R.C.
  11. 11. Epidemiological Research Unit, Cardiff —Medical Research Council.
  12. 12. Pneumoconiosis Research Unit, Llan dough Hospital, Cardiff—M.R.C.
  13. 13. Nature Conservancy H.Q. and Research Station, Bangor—Natural Environmental Research Council.
  14. 14. Unit for Marine Invertebrate Biology, Bangor—N.E.R.C.

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