§ Mr. Robert Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science for what purpose the Technical Change Centre has been formed; and what is the total commitment of public funds earmarked for the centre in the current financial year and in 1981–82.
§ Mr. MacfarlaneThe Technical Change Centre has been formed by the Leverhulme Trust, the Science Research Council and the Social Science Research Council to promote technical change in the interests of the national economy and of, in particular, industry and commerce, by study and by research. The organising committee consisted of:
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- Sir Michael Swann, FRS FRSE, provost of Oriel College, Oxford (chairman)
- Sir Geoffrey Allen, FRS chairman of Science Research Council
- Mr. Donald Broadbent, CBE, FRS, psychologist, University of Oxford
- Dr. Duncan Davies, chief scientist and engineer, Department of Industry
- Sir Lionel Pilkington, FRS Formerly chairman, Pilkington Bros. Ltd.
- Mr. Michael Posner, chairman, Social Science Research Council
- Dr. Alfred Spinks, CBE FRS, chairman, Advisory Council for Applied Research and Development, and
- Dr. Ronald Tress, CBE, director, Leverhulme Trust
During the current financial year, the Science and Social Science Research Councils expect to spend a total of £5,000 on the centre. In 1981–82, these councils expect to spend a total of £125,000 on it. These sums will be found from the council's grants-in-aid from the science budget.