§ Major Vernonasked the Minister of Supply (1) when he expects the first atomic energy plant for the production of power for industrial purposes to be in operation;
(2) if he will publish authoritative data from which could be made a provisional assessment of the prospects of atomic power for industry in this country.
§ Mr. WilmotIt is too early to make any reliable forecast.
§ Major Vernonasked the Minister of Supply if he will give the proportionate allocation of resources between civil and military development work in the use of atomic energy.
§ Mr. WilmotIt is not possible to make such a division, since development work over almost the whole field of atomic energy is of both civil and military significance.