asked the Lord President of the Council and Minister for Science what plans he has for applying the Robbins proposals to Scotland.

As announced in the course of the debate yesterday, the Government have approved the establishment of a new university in Scotland in addition to the new University of Strathclyde. The University Grants Committee and the other organisations concerned are taking all the other recommendations affecting Scotland fully into consideration.

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that the Robbins Committee expressed grave disquiet about the number of awards for post-graduate research coming out of public funds and about the number of students coming forward for post-graduate work? Will he see that extra public funds are immediately available for post-graduate awards in Scotland so that we may remedy the position about which the Robbins Committee expressed disquiet?

If the hon. Member will study what I said last night, he will see that that has already been done.