§ Lord Mackie of Benshieasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have studied the Royal Society report on Support of Geophysics in the United Kingdom and what they intend to do about the recommendations therein.
§ The Earl of SwintonI understand that my right honourable friend the Secretary of State for Education and Science awaits the advice of the Advisory Board for the Research Councils on this matter. That advice is likely to reach him later in the autumn.