§ Mr. Weatherillasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give the total cost to public funds during the current financial year of the Daresbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory, together with the total staff employed there, showing separately the number of qualified scientists and engineers; and if he will list the five most expensive projects currently being undertaken at this establishment, showing the total cost of each to date.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsThe estimated net expenditure in 1968–69 by the Daresbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory is £3,516,000. The present total staff is 467, of whom 74 are qualified scientists and engineers. In addition 67 university research workers use the laboratory's facilities. The expenditure on the laboratory cannot readily be separated to individual projects. The main areas of expenditure in 1968–69, which together constitute total expenditure are (with their estimated cost):—
£ thousands 1. High energy physics 1,404 2. NINA machine operation 1,164 3. Computer operation 384 4. Building and civil enginering work 366 5. Applied physics 198