§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the President of the Board of Trade what space is given at the Brussels World Fair to illustrating the nature of Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly and to indicating the benefits which could flow from this achievement.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe British Government pavilion, for which my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is responsible, will contain a model of the Zero Energy Thermonuclear Assembly. The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority is arranging an exposition of the ZETA experiment in the International Hall of Science. The Board of Trade stand in the British Industrial pavilion will contain an exhibit describing United Kingdom research and development for the use of atomic energy for power generation, one section of which will deal with ZETA.
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§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the President of the Board of Trade what financial contribution his Department is making towards the cost of British exhibits at the Brussels World Fair; and what proportion this is of the total estimated cost.
§ Sir D. EcclesMy Department's direct financial contribution consists of the provision, at an estimated cost of £40,000, of a display staged in association with the Atomic Energy Authority. No complete figures are available of the amount being spent by private exhibitors.
§ Mr. Sydney Irvingasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total area occupied by British exhibits at the Brussels World Fair; what is the area for which his Department is responsible; and what has been given over to other exhibitors.
§ Sir D. EcclesThe area of the British Government section, for which my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs is responsible, is about 70,000 sq. ft. In addition there will be a British industry section of 140,000 sq. ft., including a pavilion providing over 60,000 sq. ft. of indoor exhibition space. Within this pavilion my Department is responsible for 2,333 sq. ft.