§ 49. Mr. Pageasked the Paymaster-General, as representing the Lord President of the Council. Whether he will make a statement upon the assistance which the United Kingdom has undertaken to give to Euratom by way of material, plant, personnel training, provision of experts and in other ways.
§ Mr. MaudlingEuratom has not yet come into existence, and the United Kingdom has not entered into any agreement regarding the provision of assistance to it. The United Kingdom and the six countries who are negotiating to form Euratom have, however, been taking part, with other countries in Western Europe, in discussions in the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation on Western European collaboration in the field of atomic energy.