§ Mr. LesterTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science when he expects to announce the appointment of the chairman and chief executive of the proposed Universities Funding Council.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerI am pleased to announce appointments to both posts: Lord Chilver FRS Fling, currently vice-chancellor of Cranfield Institute of Technology, and soon to return to private industry. will be the first chairman; and Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer KBE FRS, currently chairman of the University Grants Committee, the first chief executive. The Universities Funding Council and the universities will be well served by this formidable team.