§ Mr. GouldTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research is being carried out by the Meteorological Office on global climate change and precipitation.
§ Mr. NeubertChanges in precipitation patterns are monitored on a global scale in the Meteorological Office using all relevant available data. Precipitation is one of the variables carried in the mathematical models being developed to estimate future climate changes. There is substantial research within the Meteorological Office on the processes involved in precipitation generally and on their representation in models.