HC Deb 30 April 1963 vol 676 c90W
Mr. Wainwright

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science how much Her Majesty's Government has contributed towards the cost of the two new telescopes now under construction at Jodrell Bank, Cheshire.

Mr. Denzil Freeth

The contribution being made by Her Majesty's Government, through grants from the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, is £301,000 for the 125 ft. elliptical radio telescope and £25,450 for the 50 ft. finder telescope.