Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what funding the United Kingdom makes available to the International Atomic Energy Agency in respect of its safeguarding activities and if he will give a breakdown of that funding in each year since the United Kingdom first contributed.
§ Mr. BaldryThe United Kingdom contributes approximately five per cent. of the International Atomic 671W Energy Agency's general funding through an annual membership subscription. It is a matter for the IAEA to decide, subject to the approval of the board of governors, as to how much of these funds are allocated to the activities of its safeguards department. In addition to this funding, the United Kingdom provides a sum annually to send IAEA inspectors on training courses arranged in the United Kingdom.