HL Deb 28 March 1996 vol 570 cc153-4WA
Lord Rankeillour

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What proposals they have about the prior options reviews of the Hannah Research Institute and the Moredun Research Institute.

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office (The Earl of Lindsay)

The Government's response to the report of the multidepartmental efficiency scrutiny of public sector research establishments announced a series of prior option reviews. As part of this series the Scottish Office Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries Department will conduct prior options reviews of the Hannah Research Institute and the Moredun Research Institute. The reviews will address the actual and potential relationship of the establishment to any others in similar or related fields, and will consider the potential for privatisation or rationalisation. I would welcome comments from interested parties. They should be sent by 30 April to:

  • Mrs. B. McGee
  • The Scottish Office Agriculture,
  • Environment and Fisheries Department
  • Pentland House
  • 47 Robb's Loan
  • EDINBURGH
  • EH14 1TY