HC Deb 29 April 1974 vol 872 cc374-5W
Mr. Dalyell

asked the Minister for the Civil Service if Dr. Ronald Press will be retiring from the Civil Service at the customary age of 60 years; and if he will then be replaced by a chief scientific adviser.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

It is not expected that Dr. Robert Press will retire from the Civil Service before September 1975, but the precise date of his retirement will be a matter for decision nearer that time, along with the subsequent allocation of responsibility within the Cabinet Office for advice on scientific and technological questions.

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