§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will detail the projects and cost of assistance given to signatories of the non-proliferation treaty under the footnote A provisions; to which purposes of development each item was directed; what plans he has for further allocations; and what criteria he uses in this form of assistance.
§ Mr. GoodladDetails of footnote A projects which have been funded by the United Kingdom are set out below. All such projects meet the requirements of the International Atomic Energy Agency for projects eligible for technical assistance that they should serve to
accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic energy to peace, health and prosperity in Member Statesof the agency. Since 1980 the United Kingdom has provided $1.2 million for footnote A projects.In his recent statement to the non-proliferation treaty review conference in Geneva my hon. Friend the then Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs announced that the United Kingdom intended to double the amount of money contributed by the United Kingdom through the IAEA footnote A system over the period up to 1990. In determining which projects the United Kingdom will support in this manner the paramount criterion is that the recipient state should be a party to the NPT. The agency's own screening process provides assurance that the project proposals are technically sound. Preference is given to projects where there is the possibility of the United Kingdom supplying the experts or equipment required.
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Year and Recipient Project Purpose of Aid Cost $ Ghana Riverine Tsetse Fly Study Additional support for programme funded in 1982 36,400 Indonesia Groundwater Hydrology Provision of equipment and advice for hydrology studies in support of industrial development on Java 159,000 1984 Cyprus Radiation Dosimetry Provision of training in radiation dosimetry techniques 35,000 Kenya Radiochemistry Laboratory Provision of equipment and advice as part of a project for development of national centre for training in nuclear sciences 76,400 Mexico Isotopes in Environmental Studies Provision of advice on isotope techniques in sediment dating and transport for use in conservation work 57,400 Sudan Nuclear Instrumentation Provision of equipment and advice to aid in development of small scale production of nuclear instruments 54,400 1985 Sudan Nuclear Science Laboratory Provision of equipment to the University of Khartoum for research and training in nuclear techniques 47,500 Syria Nuclear Analytical Laboratory Provision of equipment and services for facilities for the analysis of geological, industrial, biological and environmental samples 42,500 Egypt Mossbauer Spectrometry Provision of equipment to aid research and training in nuclear techniques 55,000 Sri Lanka Crop, Water and Soil Management Provision of equipment to aid in studies of soil moisture conservation and crop water requirements using nuclear techniques 45,000