§ Mr. McGuireasked the Secretary of State for Energy what was the total amount of Government funding for all forms of nuclear power research in the last 12 months.
§ Mr. GoodladThe 1986–87 provision for expenditure by the Department of Energy on nuclear R and D is set out in section D of the Supply Estimates 1986–87, class VI,2. This totals £180.5 million.
The Estimates (section C3 of class X.5) also contain provision for expenditure of £11.5 million by the Department of the Environment for research into radioactive waste management.