HC Deb 09 May 1989 vol 152 cc363-6W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list by standard region the research institutes operated for or on behalf of his Department and the total employment thereat; if he will give for each region the total number of such institutes and the employment therein; and if he will express the regional totals as a percentage of the national totals.

Mr. Jackson

The details requested in respect of establishments of the research councils, as at 1 April 1989, are as follows:

Numbers
North
MRC
Neurochemical Pathology Unit: Newcastle 29
External Scientific Staff 4
NERC
British Geological Survey: Newcastle 12
Institute of Freshwater Ecology: Windermere 65
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology: Merlewood 48
Terrestrial and Freshwater Sciences: Merlewood, Newcastle 2
Total 6 Establishments (1£3 per cent.) 160
North West
MRC
External Scientific Staff 16

Numbers
NERC
Proudman Laboratory: Bidston 82
Scientific Services: Bidston 6
SERC
Daresbury Laboratory: Warrington 552
Total 4 Establishments (5.4 per cent.) 656
Yorkshire and Humberside
MRC
Social and Applied Psychology Unit: Sheffield 34
External Scientific Staff 1
Total 2 Establishments (0.3 per cent.) 35
West Midlands
AFRC
Institute of Horticultural Research: Wellesbourne 183
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research: Cold Norton Farm 10
MRC
External Scientific Staff 8
Total 3 Establishments (1.7 per cent.) 201
East Midlands
MRC.
Institute of Hearing Research: Nottingham 37
NERC.
British Geological Survey: Nottingham 417
Scientific Services: Nottingham 21
Total—3 Establishments (3.9 per cent.) 475
South West
AFRC.
Institute for Grassland and Animal Production: Okehampton 36
Institute of Arable Crops Research: Long Ashton 251
Institute of Food Research: Bristol 214
MRC.
Common Cold Unit: Salisbury 25
External Scientific Staff 10
NERC.
British Geological Survey: Exeter, Hartland 12
Scientific Services: Swindon 36
Institute of Freshwater Ecology: Wareham 31
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology: Wareham 24
Plymouth Marine Laboratory 157
Scientific Services: Plymouth 6
Total$11 Establishments (6.6 per cent.) 802
East Anglia
AFRC.
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research: Cambridge 263
Institute of Plant Science Research: Cambridge 142
Institute of Plant Science Research: Norwich 186
Institute of Food Research: Norwich 300
Institute of Arable Crops Research: Bury St. Edmunds 46
Institute of Arable Crops Research: Cambridge 15
MRC.
Development and Integration of Behaviour Unit: Cambridge 11
Laboratory of Molecular Biology: Cambridge 224
Molecular Genetics Unit: Cambridge 9
Molecular Immunopathology Unit: Cambridge 20
Molecular Neurobiology Unit: Cambridge 24
Dunn Nutrition Unit: Cambridge 77
Clinical Oncology and Radiotherapeutics Unit: Cambridge 37
Biostatistics Unit: Cambridge 13
Medical Cryobiology Group: Cambridge 10
Crystallography Section: Cambridge 1
External Scientific Staff 19
NERC.
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology: Monkswood 67

Numbers
Scientific Services: Monkswood 8
Sea Mammal Research Unit: Cambridge 14
British Antarctic Survey: Cambridge 421
Total—22 Establishments (16.6 per cent.) 2,028
South East
AFRC.
Institute for Animal Health: Compton 201
Institute for Animal Health: Pirbright 177
Institute of Arable Crops Research: Harpenden 474
Institute of Engineering Research: Bedford 217
Institute of Food Research: Reading 186
Institute of Grassland and Animal Production: Hurley/Shinfield 311
Institute of Plant Science Research: Brighton 67
Institute of Horticultural Research: East Mailing 253
Institute of Horticultural Research: Littlehampton 199
MRC.
National Institute of Medical Research: London 528
Collaborative Research Centre: London 528
Clinical Research Centre: Harrow 424
Blood Group Unit: London 9
Cognitive Development Unit: London 15
Biochemical and Clinical Magnetic Resonance Unit: Oxford 9
Environmental Epidemiology Unit: Southampton 23
Child Psychiatry Unit: London 15
Cellular Immunology Unit: Oxford 16
Cell Mutation Unit: Brighton 16
Cyclotron Unit: London 124
Dental Research Unit: London 14
Epidemiology and Medical Care Unit: London 42
Human Biochemical Genetics Unit: London 24
Neuro-Otology Unit: London 12
Human Movement and Balance Unit: London 23
Leukemia Unit: London 11
Immunochemistry Unit: Oxford 14
Experimental Embryology and Teratology Unit: Carshalton 11
Molecular Haematology Unit: Oxford 15
Institute of Molecular Medicine: London 4
Mammalian Development Unit: London 15
Anatomical Neurobiology Unit: Oxford 13
Neurological Protheses Unit: London 7
Cell Biophysics Unit: London 25
Social Psychiatry Unit: London 20
Clinical Pharmacology Unit: Oxford 23
Toxicology Unit: Carshalton 142
External Scientific Staff 81
NERC.
Institute of Virology and Microbiology: Oxford 64
Institute of Oceanographic Sciences Deacon Laboratory: Surrey 153
Scientific Services: Deacon Laboratory: Surrey 4
British Geological Survey: London 43
British Geological Survey: Wallingford 38
Institute of Hydrology: Wallingford 142
Scientific Services:
Wallingford 15
Didcot 1
Reading 4
London 10
British Antarctic Survey: London 2
SERC.
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory: Didcot 1,363
Royal Greenwich Observatory: Herstmonceux 173
Totals—51 Establishments (51.6 per cent.) 6,300
Scotland
AFRC.
Institute for Animal Health: Edinburgh 49
Institute for Grassland and Animal Production: Roslin 65

Numbers
Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetics Research: Roslin 213
MRC.
Blood Pressure Unit: Glasgow 40
Brain Metabolism Unit: Edinburgh 39
Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry Unit: Edinburgh 14
Human Genetics Unit: Edinburgh 154
Medical Sociology Unit: Glasgow 26
External Scientific Staff 4
NERC.
British Geological Survey:
Eskdalemuir 3
Edinburgh 246
Dunstaffnage Marine laboratory: Oban 56
Marine Sciences: Stirling 4
Scientific Services:
Edinburgh 9
East Kilbride 2
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology:
Banchory 28
Edinburgh 55
Institute of Hydrology: Balquhidder 1
SERC.
Royal Observatory: Edinburgh 118
Totals—19 Establishments (9.2 per cent.) 1,126
Wales
AFRC.
Institute for Grassland and Animal Production: Aberystwyth 204
MRC.
Epidemiology Unit: Cardiff 24
External Scientific Staff 2
NERC.
British Geological Survey: Aberystwyth 13
Institute of Hydrology: Plynlimon 6
Institute of Terrestrial Ecology: Bangor 26
Scientific Services:
Barry 131
Bangor 131
Totals—8 Establishments (3.4 per cent.) 409
Northern Ireland
NERC.
British Geological Survey 7
Totals—1 Establishment (0.0 per cent.) 7
Totals—130 Establishments 12,199