§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what is the current staffing establishment of the Building Research Establishment, showing separately the Building Research
Building Research Station Fire Research Station Princes Risborough Laboratory Building Research Establishment Total 1st July 1975 … … … 882 223 199 1,304 1st July 1974 … … … 813 200 190 1,203 1st July 1973 … … … S42 190 180 1,212 1st July 1972 … … … 831 186 187 1,204 1st July 1971 … … … 830 191 194 1,215
§ Mr. Michael Lathamasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) how many staff of the Building Research Establishment are wholly or mainly engaged in work designed to prevent structural or technical defects arising in new components or materials before they are generally used in construction; and what proportion this represents of the technical or scientific staff of the Building Research Establishment;
(2) how many staff of the Building Research Establishment are wholly or mainly engaged in research on identifying the reasons for structural or technical defects which have come to light in new components or materials after buildings have been constructed; and what proportion this represents of the technical or scientific staff of the Building Research Establishment.
§ Mr. FreesonThe answer to the former is 120, and to the latter 41. These are 20 per cent. and 7 per cent. respectively of the scientific and technical staff of the Building Research Establishment.