Research and Development

HC Deb 08 March 1978 vol 945 c675W

Mr. Ian Lloyd

asked the Secretary of State for Industry whether he supports the research priorities outlined in the European Communities Science and Technical Committee report to the European Commission and Council on research and development within the Community in 1978 and 1979.

Mr. Les Huckfield

The Government consider that the European Communities should adopt a selective approach to science and technology, concentrating effort on a limited number of carefully chosen research and development projects. In their view, the CREST Committee is right to recommend that attention be confined to certain sectors in 1978–79. They regard the proposed priorities as a useful preliminary to the case-

		Applications	Offers to date	Value of offers
				(£m.)
Ferrous Foundry Scheme	…	40	33	6.6
Non-Ferrous Foundry Scheme	…	6	1	0.1