§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister of Technology if he will give the number of staff engaged in research and development 272W of atomic energy for marine propulsion within his Department including the Atomic Energy Authority and the Ship Research Association in each of the past five years and the first six months of 1965.
§ Mr. CousinsThe approximate numbers of qualified scientists and engineers engaged on research and development on marine nuclear propulsion were as follows:
1960 … … 30 1961 … … 55 1962 … … 95 1963 … … 180 1964 … … 140 1965 (At 30th June) … … 95
§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the Minister of Technology if he will give the cost of research and development of atomic energy for marine propulsion within his Department, including the Atomic Energy Authority and the Ship Research Association, in each of the past five years and the first six months of 1965.
§ Mr. CousinsThe costs of research and development on marine nuclear propulsion for each of the past five years and the first quarter of the current financial year were approximately as follows:
1960–61 … … Nil 1961–62 … … £0.2 million 1962–63 … … £1.4 million 1963–64 … … £2.2 million 1964–65 … … £2.0 million 1st Quarter 1965–66 … … £0.3 million