HC Deb 19 May 1981 vol 5 cc70-1W
Mr. McTaggart

asked the Secretary of State for Industry (1) if, further to the reply he gave to the hon. Member for South Ayrshire (Mr. Foulkes) on 7 July 1980, Official Report, columns 29–31, he is now in a position to give a breakdown of the annual operating costs of the headquarters of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist and the outstations in England, Wales and Scotland;

(2) how many assistant scientific officers have been trained in the Glasgow outstation of the Laboratory of the Government Chemist in comparison to outstations in England and Wales.

Mr. MacGregor

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

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