§ Mr. WrayTo 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 HowarthThis 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.