§ 4. Sir J. Hutchisonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what grant this country is to give to the Bagdad Pact Nuclear Centre for the production of isotopes.
§ The Joint Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (Mr. Ian Harvey)None, Sir. The Bagdad Pact Nuclear Training Centre does not produce isotopes. It is designed to give training in some practical applications of isotopes and to do research in them. The centre is using isotopes purchased from the Atomic Energy Authority. The total United Kingdom contribution to the centre in 1956–57 was£30,000.