§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what estimates he has of the number of redundancies amongst scientists resulting from the switch in AFRC funding of research away from its own institutes to universities.
Mr. JacksonI have been asked to reply.
I understand that no redundancies are expected over the next two years as a result of AFRC's plans to increase its support for research at higher education institutions. 220W The position in later years will depend on the decisions that the council takes in the light of the future level of allocations to the AFRC from the science budget.