§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Energy what proportions of the seven research projects announced on 23rd February 1976 will be undertaken in Scotland, England and Wales, respectively.
§ Mr. John SmithIt is impossible to be precise, in view of the fact that contracts for the Offshore Concrete Research Programme have not yet been let and more generally, details are not readily available of the placing of subcontracts or the sources of materials used. However, our best estimate on present information is that about £620,000 will be spent in Scotland, mainly at the National Engineering Laboratory, East Kilbride. The remainder is expected to be spent in England, except for some £103,000 to be spent in Norway. It is not expected at present that any expenditure will be incurred in Wales.