§ 55. Mr. Peter Archerasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many chairs of acoustics are now established at universities in the United Kingdom.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe University of Southampton's Institute of Sound and Vibration has a Professor of Vibration Studies and a Professor of Applied Acoustics. Apart from that, acoustics is taught in various departments at a number of universities, but there is no other chair in the subject.
1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 £ £ £ Young Volunteer Force Foundation … … … … * 11,000 35,000 Other grants: National Voluntary Youth Organisations (HQ) and experimental † 350,070 361,610 383,240 Total … … … … 350,070 372,610 418,240 * The Y.V.F.F. had not been formed in this year. † The amount of voluntary community service undertaken by the organisations receiving these grants varies.