Series
Treasury: Science and Technology Division: Registered Files (2 ST Series)
Catalogue reference: T 334
What's it about?
T 334
Records created by the Science and Technology Division relating to government financing of technical projects and development.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- T 334
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Title (The name of the record)
- Treasury: Science and Technology Division: Registered Files (2 ST Series)
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1960-1970
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Description (What the record is about)
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Records created by the Science and Technology Division relating to government financing of technical projects and development.
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Arrangement (Information about the filing sequence or logical order of the record)
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Arrangement
Former reference order.
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 2 ST File series
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Treasury, Agriculture, Trade and Transport Division, 1958-1967
- Treasury, Defence Policy and Materiel Division, 1938-1975
- Treasury, Public Enterprises, 1962-1975
- Treasury, Science and Technology Division, 1967-1969
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 233 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Science and Technology Division was set up in 1967. It took over responsibility for the Atomic Energy Authority from the Public Enterprises Division, work on technology and science from the Agriculture and Trade Division, and work on civil electronics and space from the Defence Materiel Division
The Science and Technology Division also handled the civil expenditure of the Ministry of Technology and the expenditure of the Science Branch of the Department of Education and Science. In 1968 the Science and Technology Division took on responsibility for public purchasing previously dealt with by the General Expenditure Division, while the Social Service Division handed over supply work for the House of Parliament and expenditure by the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works. In 1969 the Defence Materiel Division handed over work on the profit formula and Review Board work.
The Science and Technology Division was also concerned with private credit for industry, in particular shipbuilding, computers and machine tools. It liaised with the Department for Economic Affairs and the Board of Trade on industrial matters and with the Foreign Office on international scientific and technological projects. It dealt with the newly formed Civil Service Department's supply requirement. Following the Machinery of Government changes in 1969 the work of the Science and Technology Division was redistributed between Agriculture, Trade and Technology Division and Environment and Public Purchasing Division.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14951/
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Treasury: Science and Technology Division: Registered Files (2 ST Series)