§ Q18. Sir G. Nabarroasked the Prime Minister whether he will state the cost of the European Launcher Development Organisation from its inauguration and the prospective annual cost of British participation to 1970, with percentum figures for Great Britain's contribution in each instance.
§ The Prime MinisterThe costs of the European Launcher Development Organisation up to the end of March 1966 was approximately £80 million of which the United Kingdom's share was about £31 million. The prospective annual cost will depend on the programmes of work and the scale of contributions both of which are to be further discussed at the European Launcher Development Organisation Ministerial Conference on 7th and 8th July.