§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport on what date he announced the official scrutiny of Government research establishments; if he will list those establishments which came under the terms of that review; and what criteria he used to include research establishments in that review.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI have been asked to reply.
In May 1993, the White Paper "Realising our Potential: A Strategy for Science, Engineering and Technology" announced the Government's intention to undertake a scrutiny of the public sector research establishments. I announced the terms of reference on 2 February and the bodies to be covered on 3 March at columns 809–11. The scrutiny is concentrating primarily on research establishments parented by civil departments and related laboratories in the research council system.