§ Mr. Laurance Reedasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) whether he proposes to keep the Marine Technology Support Unit in existence;
(2) whether he plans to keep the Committee on Marine Technology in existence.
§ Mr. RidleyThe Committee on Marine Technology is an inter-Departmental advisory committee and its functions and activities and those of the Marine Technology Support Unit, which provides technological aid for the Committee, will be subject to the review of functions of Central Government as announced in the White Paper on The Reorganisation of Central Government.