HC Deb 22 March 1988 vol 130 c107W
40. Mrs. Gillian Shephard

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures he is taking to ensure that the benefits of research into defence technology are transferred where appropriate to the civil sector.

135. Mr. Whitney

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures he is taking to ensure that the benefits of research into defence technology are transferred, where appropriate, to the civil sector.

141. Mr. Pawsey

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what measures he is taking to ensure that the benefits of research into defence technology are transferred, where appropriate, to the civil sector.

Mr. Sainsbury

A wide range of measures has been taken to facilitate the exploitation of defence research for the benefit of the wider economy. These include the development of collaborative research initiatives with the civil sector on work of mutual interest, the establishment of Defence Technology Enterprises Ltd., and the recently launched civil industrial access scheme which is designed to give firms improved access to the facilities and expertise of the defence research establishments.