In December 2005, Imperial announced a science park programme at the Wye campus, with extensive housing; however, this was abandoned in September 2006 following complaints that the proposal infringed on Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and that the true scale of the scheme, which could have raised £110m for the College, was known to Kent and Ashford Councils and their consultants but concealed from the public. One commentator observed that Imperial's scheme reflected "the state of democracy in Kent, the transformation of a renowned scientific college into a grasping, highly aggressive, neo-corporate institution, and the defence of the status of an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – throughout England, not just Wye – against rampant greed backed by the connivance of two important local authorities. Wye College campus was finally closed in September 2009. COUNT 9
QSN1 When did Imperial announce their science park program at the Wye Campus? ANS1 December 2005 QSN2 When did Imperial abandon their science park program? ANS2 September 2006 QSN3 When was the Wye College campus closed? ANS3 September 2009 QSN4 Where was Imperial planning on launching their science park program? ANS4 the Wye campus QSN5 Where was Imperial's science park programme located? ANS5 Wye campus QSN6 When was the science park programme abandoned? ANS6 September 2006 QSN7 How much money could the science park programme have raised for the college? ANS7 £110m QSN8 Who did not know about the potential revenue that the programme could have raised initially? ANS8 the public QSN9 What was closed on September 2009? ANS9 Wye College campus