§ Mr. Dellasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is his estimated expenditure for 1971–72 on non-departmental research projects ; what requirements he imposes regarding publication and consultation before publication ; whether deletions or alterations have been required or permission to publish refused in respect of all or part of any project whose results were submitted to his Department during the last 10 years ; and to what extent he controls entry for research purposes to departmentally-controlled institutions.
§ Mr. WoodI estimate that about £2.4 millions will be spent in 1971–72 on research projects carried out by persons and institutions outside my Department. This figure excludes expenditure on research done by those scientific establishments which, although outside headquarters, are part of the Overseas Development Administration. It excludes also 115W financial support provided by Departments and quasi-Governmental institutions other than the Overseas Development Administration for research for the benefit of developing countries. If these figures were included, the total would be considerably higher.
Publication of research which I finance is subject to the requirement that the material should be of a suitable scientific standard. Consultation is required before publication. The copyright of all such work rests with the Crown. Information on the extent to which alterations have been required or, exceptionally, permission to publish has besen refused during the last ten years is not readily available.
Serious students and research workers in the subjects on which the scientific establishments of the Overseas Development Administration are engaged are welcomed, subject to security requirements and to availability of space.