HC Deb 12 December 1989 vol 163 c632W
Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement about the future of the centre for applied microbiology and research at Porton Down near Salisbury.

Mr. Freeman

[holding answer 11 December 1989]: My colleagues and I are currently studying a report by a team of consultants who were asked to give professional advice on options for the future status of the centre for applied microbiology and research. We have not yet reached any decision.