§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much has been spent on EUCLID; what is the breakdown of the expenditure; what evaluation of the quality need and effectiveness of these programmes is undertaken; and by whom.
§ Mr. AitkenTo date, about £160,000 has been spent extramurally on two contracts on interconnection and assembly of microelectronics and solid state laser sources. The quality, need and effectiveness of these programmes are evaluated by the defence staff in consultation with their scientific advisers.