§ Mr. Barry FieldTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what plans he has to make the RRS James Clark Ross, the RSS Discovery, the RSS Charles Darwin and the RRS Challenger environmental research programmes available to schools.
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Agency Launch date Staff1 Accounts Services Agency 1 October 1991 90 ADAS Agency 1 April 1992 2,500 Building Research Establishment 2 April 1990 700 Cadw (Welsh Historic Monuments) 1 April 1991 230 Central Office of Information2 5 April 1990 670 Central Science Laboratory 1 April 1992 370 Central Statistical Office 19 November 1991 1,090 Central Veterinary Laboratory 2 April 1990 590 Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment3 1 April 1991 600 Civil Service College 6 June 1989 230 Companies House2 3 October 1988 1,070 Compensation Agency4 1 April 1992 150 Defence Research Agency 1 April 1991 12,150 Directorate General of Defence Accounts3 1 April 1991 2,130 Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency 2 April 1990 4,580 Driver and Vehicle Testing Agency4 1 April 1992 250 Driving Standards Agency 2 April 1990 2,080 Duke of York's Royal Military School 1 April 1992 100 DVOIT 1 April 1992 590 Employment Service 2 April 1990 38,400 Fire Service College2 1 April 1992 160 Forensic Science Service 1 April 1991 600 Historic Royal Palaces 1 October 1989 330 Historic Scotland 1 April 1991 630 HMSO2 14 December 1988 3,250 Hydrographic Office3 6 April 1990 860 Insolvency Service 21 March 1990 1,470 Intervention Board 2 April 1990 980 Laboratory of the Government Chemist 30 October 1989 340 Land Registry 2 July 1990 9,800 Medicines Control Agency 1 July 1991 300 Meteorological Office 2 April 1990 2,390 Military Survey3 1 April 1991 1,300 National Engineering Laboratory 5 October 1990 390 National Physical Laboratory 3 July 1990 830 National Weights and Measures Laboratory 18 April 1989 50 Natural Resources Institute 2 April 1990 440 Naval Aircraft Repair Organisation3 1 April 1992 1,510 NHS Estates 1 April 1991 120 Occupational Health Service 2 April 1990 100 Ordnance Survey 1 May 1990 2,380 Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland4 1 April 1992 210 Patent Office2 1 March 1990 1,080 Planing Inspectorate 1 April 1992 630 Public Record Office 1 April 1992 440 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre 6 July 1989 60 Queen Victoria School 1 April 1992 60 Radiocommunications Agency 2 April 1990 520 RAF Maintenance3 1 April 1991 13,300 Rate Collection Agency4 1 April 1991 270 Recruitment and Assessment Services Agency 1 April 1991 240 Registers of Scotland 6 April 1990 1,280
§ Mr. Robert JacksonThe Natural Environment Research Council arranges guided tours for school parties around its research vessels, during the limited time they are in United Kingdom ports. The tours include an introduction to the environmental research programmes supported by the particular vessel.