§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for the Environment what has been the European Economic Community's expenditure on the indirect 77W action programme of research and radioactive waste management and storage since the programme was initiated.
§ Mr. FoxThe first EEC indirect action programme on radioactive waste management and storage covered the period 1975–1979. The cost of the programme was 19.2 mua—about £8 million. A second five-year programme with a total budget of 43 meau—about £28.6 million—is expected to be adopted shortly.