§ Lord VAIZEYasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will specify the names of the Secretaries of the Social Science Reserch Council since its inauguration, 166WA the university degrees claimed by them at the time of their taking up office, and the university degrees verified as having actually been awarded to them before they took up office.
§ The MINISTER of STATE, DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION and SCIENCE (Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge)The Secretaries of the SSRC have been:—
Name Date H. C. Rackham December 1965–March 1970. J. G. S. H. Mitchell March 1970–December 1973. M. L. James January 1974–February 1975. J. H. Street March 1975–September 1975. C. S. Smith October 1975-present. It is not normal practice to disclose personal details of named individuals. All the Secretaries have held university degrees.
§ Lord VAIZEYasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will list the grants made by the Social Science Research Council, by subject and amount, which have been given to members of the Council, or its Committees, as principal investigators or other leading participants in these projects.
§ Lord DONALDSON of KINGS BRIDGEIt would not be possible to provide this information for the whole period since the Social Science Research Council was established in 1965 without disproportionate expenditure of time and effort. Available information is as follows:
Grants held on 30th September 1976 by:
Main subject Number Amount £ (a) Council members Management 1 50,597 Psychology 1 63,598 (b) Committee members (excluding any awards before assumption of office) Anthropology 4 12,492 5,577 2,153 3,869 Computing 1 509 Economics 2 56,985 17,077 Economic and 4 34,556 Social 20,200 History 7,072 16,344 Education 1 14,992 Management 2 39,163 99,267 Political Science 2 11,512 10,500 Psychology 2 15,029 11,338 Sociology 1 22,086 Statistics 1 7,544