§ Mr. Skeetasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science if he will state Great Britain's financial commitment to the European Nuclear Energy Agency, specifying the amount pledged and spent to date, and the amount to be made available to the Agency during the next 12 months.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethThe United Kingdom is at present called upon to pay about 23 per cent, of the budget of the European Nuclear Energy Agency. In the period 1957–1962 provision was made in the Atomic Energy estimates for the payment of £192,000 but only £155,000 of this were required by E.N.E.A. The contribution for the year ended 31st December, 1963, is £30,000. These figures do not include contributions to E.N.E.A. joint project which are separately assessed.
§ Mr. Skeetasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science if he will give an estimate of Great Britain's financial commitment for each of the proposed new European Nuclear Energy Agency projects envisaged.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethIt is impossible to give an estimate at this stage. The costs of the proposed projects will not be available until they have been considered by the Steering Committee for Nuclear Energy of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The United Kingdom share of the costs of any joint project in which it participates will be a matter for negotiation with the other participating countries.