§ Mr. Buchanan-Smithasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what progress has been made in establishing the new Macaulay land use research institute in Aberdeen, particularly with regard to its physical location on one site in Aberdeen.
§ Mr. RifkindThe new research institute came into being on 1 April 1987. A board of governors under the chairmanship of Professor Ian Cunningham CBE has been established, and a director, Professor T J Maxwell
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§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe information is set out in the following table:
appointed. The board has given further consideration to the question of where in Aberdeen the new institute should be located, and have decided, following consultation with my Department, that location at Craigiebuckler, rather than at Bucksburn, would be preferable, and that further detailed planning on the feasibility of this should be pursued. It also considers that development at this site should be accompanied by further developments al: Glensaugh and Hartwood research stations. I have agreed that the board should proceed to develop its plans on the basis it has outlined.