§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information he possesses in regard to the NATO international scientific exchange programme for 1990; and what benefits have accrued to scientific and technological education in the United Kingdom from participation in this exchange programme in earlier years.
Mr. JacksonThe NATO international scientific exchange programme comprises science fellowships, collaborative research grants, advanced study institutes, advanced research workshops and special programmes in selected areas of science. The science fellowships programme is administered in the United Kingdom by the science and engineering research council. About 70 NATO fellows are supported at any one time from the United Kingdom allocation of the NATO fellowships budget. The advanced study institutes and advanced research workshops programmes also have strong educational elements. The United Kingdom has obtained clear benefits to advanced science education from its participation in the programme.