§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report the text of the letter of 15 November from the Under-Secretary of State to the hon. Member for West Lothian relating to the British Antarctic Survey.
§ Mr. William SheltonYes The text of my letter was as follows
I thought that I should hasten to let you know that the second sentence of the written answer which I gave on 8 November to your question about Grytviken should have read as follows:'It will be for the British Antarctic Survey to decide how to apportion the additional money as between the replacement of lost and damaged scientific and other equipment at Grytviken, where I understand that the extent of the losses is still being evaluated, and the Survey's other activities.'I think you will agree that the addition of the final five words makes a significant difference to the sense of the answer.I am arranging for the bound copy of Hansard to be corrected accordingly.I am sorry that this has occurred.