§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy what was his Department's expenditure on publicity and promotion of nuclear power for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. GoodladThe Government wish to ensure that full and reliable information on the nature and uses of civil nuclear power is readily available to the public.
In this context, the Government make funds available for the UKAEA to prepare and publish a range of information material. Expenditure in the current year, which is the first in which payments are made to the UKAEA as a trading fund, is estimated to be £3.09 million. Figures on a comparable trading fund basis for previous years are not readily available. The UKAEA advises me that the current year's expenditure is broadly consistent with the resources available in the previous five years.