§ Lord Gainfordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What progress has been made in reaching a decision on the future ownership of the Natural Resources Institute.
§ Lord InglewoodWe announced on 20 December 1994 our intention to invite formal tenders for the future ownership for the Natural Resources Institute. A number of expressions of interest in assuming ownership of NRI were received.
Those being invited to prepare fuller bids are as follows:
- Cranfield University
- A consortium led by University of East Anglia
- University of Greenwich, in association with Edinburgh University, Imperial College and Wye College
- Universities of Nottingham and Leicester
- University of Reading
- Scottish Agricultural College
- Serco International Limited in association with University of Wales
- University of Warwick