§ 23. Mr. John Hallasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what progress has been made with laboratories of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research at Geneva and when they will be completed.
§ Mr. H. NichollsThe smaller nuclear particle accelerator was satisfactorily completed last August; since when it has undergone running trials and is now available for full-scale research. Satisfactory progress continues on the larger accelerator which is planned to come into 187 service in 1960. Good progress is also being made on the completion of the Laboratory buildings. The Third Annual Report of the Organisation will be issued shortly and a copy will be placed in the Library.
§ Mr. HallCan my hon. Friend say what will be the total cost of this project, and what will be the contribution made by Her Majesty's Government? Furthermore, can he say how many United Kingdom nationals are likely to be employed by the Organisation and what proportion they will represent of the whole?
§ Mr. NichollsThe total cost of the project is about £15 million, and the United Kingdom has responsibility for about a quarter of that sum. The total staff is in the region of 170, and I think that at the present time the United Kingdom provides about 40 of them.