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Dr. Dickson Mabon
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the number of Government research establishments in Scotland in 1970; and what is the present figure.
Mrs. Thatcher
The research establishments and units with which my Department is concerned are those run by the research councils. Of these, 24 are in Scotland, compared with 21 in 1970.