§ Mr. Warrenasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list the names of the members of the Chief Scientist's Requirements Board, the dates on which the Board has met and the projects for which it is responsible or is studying.
§ Mr. KaufmanWith the exception of the Chairman, Sir Ieuan Maddock, membership of the Department's Chief Scientist's Requirements Board varies from meeting to meeting in order to bring the appropriate expertise to bear on the proposals under consideration. In addition to the members listed in the published Requirements Boards annual reports the following have served as independent members of the Board: Mr. P. Hughes, Mr. A. N. Irens, Dr. S. Jones, Dr. R. M. Needham, Dr. D. S. Oliver, Mr. R. G. Tongue, Dr. J. Wallace, Mr. H. A. Whit-tall, Mr. A. Wilson.
348WSince its inception the Board has examined proposals for support in the following areas, some of which have now been transferred to other boards: Textiles and garments, glass, ceramics, rubber and plastics, advanced electrical storage batteries, paper, printing and packaging, energy conservation in industrial processes, footwear, leather, laundering, dyeing and cleaning, computer-aided design, engineering aero-dynamics, numerical analysis, furniture, analytical and measurement services, industrial electro-technology, carbonisation, aerosat avionics, systems reliability, reverse osmosis, acoustics, electron-microscopy.
The Chief Scientist's Requirements Board met on the following dates: 2nd July 1973, 6th November 1973, 15th January 1974, 12th March 1974, 25th March 1974, 23rd April 1974, 4th June 1974, 17th June 1974, 9th July 1974, 29th October 1974, 14th January 1975, 14th March 1975, 13th January 1976, 10th February 1976.