HC Deb 11 May 1993 vol 224 c382W
Mr. Patrick Thompson

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the meeting of European research Ministers on 29 April.

Mr. Waldegrave

A policy debate was held on the fourth EC research and development framework programme, on the basis of the Commission's new working document. There was broad agreement on the structure of the framework and on the need to ensure proper dissemination and exploitation of EC research: further discussion will take place on content and financing before the next Council of Ministers on 30 June. Conclusions were also agreed on space, which underlined the need for closer links between the EC and the European Space Agency.