HC Deb 03 July 1980 vol 987 c722W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many scientists are employed at the Institute of Animal Physiology at Babraham, near Cambridge; and what is the annual cost to public funds of employing them.

Mr. Macfarlane

179 scientists were employed at the institute on 1 April 1980. The gross salaries of these members of the institute's staff, including the employer's element of national insurance contributions, will amount to £1,453,000 in 1980–81.