§ Mr. ButlerTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he has any plans to seek to pay United Kingdom subscriptions into CERN on a basis of a basket of currencies rather than on the basis of the Swiss franc.
Mr. JacksonThe method of calculating the contribution of CERN member states is currently being examined by a working group set up by the CERN finance committee. The United Kingdom is actively participating in the work of this group.