HC Deb 06 March 1989 vol 148 c438W
Mr. Corbett

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will give details of the work which will be undertaken by the Agricultural and Food Research Council under its £3 million plan to expand its LINK scheme for collaborative research with the Department of Trade and Industry.

Mr. Jackson

I have been asked to reply.

The AFRC will be co-sponsoring the control of plant metabolism and protein engineering programmes. It is also considering co-sponsoring the eukaryotic genetics., molecular recognition, molecular sensors and food sciences programmes.