Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what is the expenditure from 1975 to date on pressurised water reactor research and development by (i) the Central Electricity Generating Board, including direct expenditure and the cost of research and development subcontracted to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, (ii) the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, including direct expenditure and the cost of research and development subcontracted to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, and (iii) the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, excluding research and development subcontracted for the Central Electricity Generating Board and Nuclear Installations Inspectorate, and what is the forecast for such expenditure for 1989–92.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe following table sets out expenditure on PWR research and development by the518W Central Electricity Generating Board, the Health and Safety Executive's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate and the Department of Energy in the period 1975 up to the end of the financial year 1987–88, and expected expenditure for 1988–89:
CEGB1 HSE(NII)2 D/Energy3 £ million £ million £ million Up to 1988 140 7.5 99 1988–89 39 0.5 7 1 Includes both direct expenditure and the cost of work subcontracted to the UKAEA. 2 This represents expenditure on PWR safety studies and includes payments to the UKAEA. Expenditure prior to 1980 cannot be separately distinguished and is not included. The expenditure is recoverable from the nuclear site licensee. 3 This is expenditure with the UKAEA. Expenditure prior to 1977 cannot be separately distinguished and is not included. Expenditure in future years has not yet been determined.