§ Mr. Rowlandsasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the research bodies within his Department; and how many professionally and scientifically qualified staff there were in these bodies in 1979 and at the latest available date.
§ Mr. KingThe Building Research Establishment, including the Civil Engineering Laboratory, is now the only one in the Department. The figures are:
Number 1 April 1979 588 1 March 1983 468 Other research staff are located in directorates across the Department where appropriate.
The Hydraulics Research Station was privatised on 1 April 1982.