§ Ms WalleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what expenditure Her Majesty's Government have made via the UK Atomic Energy Authority/AEA Technology for the joint European trans-sonic wind tunnel—JET— fusion project and other projects in(a) the last year and (b) since the beginning of the European fusion programme. [32565]
§ Mr. PageThe expenditure made by the Government via the UKAEA for the JET fusion project was £7.7 million in 1995 and £109.12 million since the European fusion programme began. The expenditure made by the Government via the UKAEA for other fusion projects in the UK was £8 million in 1995 and £240.95 million since the UK became part of the European fusion programme in 1973. The UK has received additional support from Euratom for its own programme during the period at a level of approximately 30 per cent. of its own expenditure.
§ Ms WalleyTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what expenditure Her Majesty's Government have made via Euratom and the JET fusion project and other fusion projects(a) in the last year and (b) since the beginning of the European fusion programme. [32566]
§ Mr. PageThe expenditure made by the Government via Euratom for the JET fusion project was £8.4 million in 1995 and £123.60 million since the European fusion programme began. The expenditure made by the Government via Euratom for other fusion projects in Europe was £13.97 million in 1995 and £168.52 million since the European fusion programme began.