§ Mr. CorbettTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will give details of the work to be undertaken by the Agricultural and Food Research Council in its £11 million plan to restructure the Institute for Animal Health; and over what period such work will) be carried out.
Mr. JacksonI have been asked to reply.
Plans are well advanced for the first phase of the restructuring of the AFRC's institute of animal health on. to two sites. This will involve the relocation of poultry disease research from the Houghton laboratory to the Compton laboratory, requiring the provision of new poultry housing for experimental and production flocks as well as new laboratory accommodation for scientific staff. It is expected that this work will be completed within the next three years. Plans are also being made for the refurbishment of the Pirbright laboratory.