asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on the work of the Natural Environment Research Council.

Overviews of the past and likely future work of the Natural Environment Research Council are given respectively in the council's reports, which are published annually, and in its corporate plan. A copy of the council's 1983–84 report was laid before the House on 29 November 1984; a copy of its report for 1984–85 will be laid before the House on 21 November. A copy of the council's corporate plan 1985–90 (published in February 1985) is available in the Library.