§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether the additional £40 million announced in the Budget for the expansion of the number of graduates in high technology applies to both universities and polytechnics.
§ Mr. BrookeIn his pursuant reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol, North-West (Mr. Stern) on 3 April, my right hon. Friend announced those institutions which had been selected to participate in phase 1 of the Engineering and technology programme. All the institutions concerned are universities.
The Government are at present considering which institutions should participate in phase 2 of the programme, and will consider in this context whether institutions not within the responsibility of the UGC should be included.