§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what response he is giving to the application by scientists working at the Joint European Torus at Abingdon for a £200 million four-year expansion of their programme, to investigate ways of reducing the intrusion of impurities into their machine's plasma; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerI understand that the JET Council has agreed to seek a further extension of the life of the joint undertaking from 1992 to 1996. The Commission of the European Communities is expected to forward the proposal to the Council of Ministers next year for decision in parallel with a new Community programme for research and development on fusion for the period 1990–1994. The United Kingdom will play a full part in these discussions.