Written question asked by Gordon Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 3 April 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 April 2000. It was answered by Stephen Byers (Labour) on Thursday, 6 April 2000 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how often he met the Minister for Science and Technology between 1st October 1999 and 19th January 2000 to discuss the synchrotron.

Answer: Mr. Gordon Prentice: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how often he met the Minister for Science and Technology between 1 October 1999 and 19 January 2000 to discuss the synchrotron. [117926] Mr. Byers: Between 1 October 1999 and 19 January 2000 I met my noble Friend the Minister for Science on many occasions to discuss a wide range of topics. Since the New Synchrotron represents the largest single investment in science in the UK for more than a decade it was often included in the topics under discussion.

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