§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if any assurances have been given to Queens university, Belfast, that its real income will not be reduced in the event of the merger between the New University of Ulster and the Ulster Polytechnic costing more than is currently envisaged.
§ Mr. ScottNo, but I have told the vice-chancellor that if more cash than envisaged was needed for the new institution it would not be found at the expense of the Queen's university.