§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the decision to site the next International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor fusion research reactor at Cadarache in France; and what financial commitment has been made by the United Kingdom in its support. [142450]
§ Ms HewittI am pleased that it was possible to reach a unanimous decision on the European candidate site for ITER. The UK will not make a direct financial commitment to ITER; instead its financial participation will come from the EURATOM budget, which the UK contributes to through its annual payment into the EC budget.