§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the President of the Board of Trade when he expects to reach a decision on the proposals presented to him by the Prince of Wales' working group to create Faraday centres.
§ Mr. Leigh[holding answer 27 October 1992]: The proposals from His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales' working group on innovation are a valuable contribution to the debate on improving the contribution of the United Kingdom's science and technology base to industrial competitiveness and wealth creation. The proposals will be considered alongside the other issues which will be addressed in the Government's White Paper on science and technology to be published next year.