HC Deb 07 February 1995 vol 254 c128W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when the next "Forward Look" will be published; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Robert G. Hughes

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster has recently written to the Chairman of the Select Committee on Science and Technology to confirm that the next "Forward Look" of Government-funded science, engineering and technology, will be published in May 1995.

This is to be a permanent change from the arrangements proposed in the White Paper "Realising our Potential" which envisaged a publication date in April each year. This slight adjustment in timing will enable the "Forward Look" to link more effectively with annual public expenditure surveys.