§ Miss Pikeasked the Minister of Technology if he will list all Government research establishments for which his Department is responsiable, showing the location and they were originally
A. INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENTS Name Location Year of Origin Q.S.E. Other Staff Estimated Net Cost 1969–70(£000s) Fire Research Station Boreham Wood 1946 36 148 226 Forest Products Research Laboratory. Princes Risborough 1927 41 147 388 Hydraulics Research Laboratory Wallingford 1947 43 210 103 Institute of Advanced Machine Tool and Control Technology Birniehill (Glasgow) 1967 18 12 153 Laboratory of the Government Chemist London (outstations at Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Gosport, Cyprus Germany (B.A.O.R.) and Singapore). 1911 103 308 886 National Engineering Laboratory East Kilbride (Glasgow) 1947 191 769 2,495 National Physical Laboratory Teddington, Feltham and Hythe (Hants.). 1900 427 1,293 5,422 Safety in Mines Research Establishment. Sheffield and Buxton 1911 83 324 872 Torry Research Station Aberdeen (also Humber Laboratory at Hull). 1929 36 179 519 Warren Spring Laboratory Stevenage (also Scottish Office in Glasgow). 1959 96 353 1,221 Water Pollution Research Laboratory. Stevenage 1939 49 154 456
B. AVIATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENTS Name Location Year of Origin Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment Boscombe Down, Amesbury, Wilts 1917 Aircraft Torpedo Development Unit Helston, Cornwall 1942 Explosives Research and Development Establishment Waltham Abbey, Essex 1560 National Gas Turbine Estsblishment Pyestock, Farnborough, Hants. 1956 Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough, Hants. (outstations at Bedford, West Freugh, Llanbedr, Aberporth and Lark hill) 1905 Rocket Propulsion Establishment Westcott, Bucks. 1946 Royal Radar Establishment Malvern, Worcs. (outstation at Pershore) 1942 Signals Research and Development Establishment Christchurch, Hants. 1943 Provision is made in the 1970–71 Estimates for a total staff of 17,000 at the aviation R. & D. establishments, including approximately 1,800 qualified scientists and engineers. The provision for net total expenditure is £45 million. It would not be in the public interest to publish precise figures of the staff and annual expenditure of each individual establishment.
568Westablished and showing for each the total staff, qualified scientists and engineers and others, and the cost to public funds of each during the current financial year.
§ Miss Pikeasked the Minister of Technology what is the average cost of running the research establishments which come under his Department, for the most recent available year, expressed in pounds sterling per qualified researcher, showing a breakdown between salaries, equipment and buildings.
§ Mr. Benn:The estimated net cost per qualified scientist/engineer of running the 569W research establishments which are the direct responsibility of the Minister of Technology are as follows for 1969–70:
Salaries* Equipment† Buildings‡ £12,000 £6,900 £2,800 *Includes remuneration of staff supporting the qualified scientists/engineers and general administrative expenses. †Includes all stores and services. ‡Includes maintenance and running costs.