THE SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL (Hansard, 14 November 1977)

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§ Baroness WOOTTON of ABINGER
asked Her Majesty's Government:
In what year the Social Science Research Council was established.

§ The MINISTER of STATE, DEPARTMENT of EDUCATION AND SCIENCE (Lord Donaldson of Kings-bridge)
The Council was set up by Royal Charter in 1965 as the result of the acceptance by the Government of the main recommendation of the Committee of Social Studies under Lord Heyworth.