§ Mr. Steelasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the proposed closure of the Medical Research Council's unit in King's buildings, Edinburgh university.
§ Mr. WaldenThe unit in question is the Medical Research Council's mammalian genome unit. Decisions on whether to close its establishments are a matter for the council. I understand that the council has been unable to identify a new director for this unit and has therefore decided, in principle, that the unit should close.