Oral Answers to Questions — Universities – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 21 January 1964.
Mr Tam Dalyell
, West Lothian
12:00,
21 January 1964
asked the Lord President of the Council and Minister for Science what plans he has to increase the number of Department of Scientific and Industrial Research post-graduate studentships in electrical engineering.
Mr Quintin Hogg
, St Marylebone
Special consideration will be given to engineering and applied sciences, including electrical engineering, in the allocation of the substantially increased number of post-graduate studentships planned for the next academic year.
Mr Tam Dalyell
, West Lothian
Is it considered satisfactory that the proportion of electrical engineers should be only 197 out of 4,036?
Mr Quintin Hogg
, St Marylebone
No; and I have repeatedly said so. But, of course, the number of studentships awarded must depend on the number of candidates with suitable qualifications coming forward.
Dr Jeremy Bray
, Middlesbrough West
Has the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research considered the forecasts made by the Committee on Scientific Manpower, and is the right hon. and learned Gentleman aware that the Committee forecast a very great shortage of electrical engineers in the next five years?
Mr Quintin Hogg
, St Marylebone
Yes, Sir.
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