HC Deb 19 April 1991 vol 189 c263W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many publicly funded research centres or institutes are planned to(a) close, (b) merge and (c) open in the next five years.

Mr. Alan Howarth

This information is not available. Publicly funded research establishments vary from small units in higher education institutions to large institutes on a number of sites, and are run by a range of bodies including the research councils and universities.