§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contributions the United Kingdom has made through the EU to the North Korean light water nuclear reactor programme; and whether the United Kingdom was represented at the foundation laying ceremony in August. [79928]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe light water reactor project, established under the 1994 Agreed Framework, forms part of a package of measures introduced to bring DPRK into line with its international obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The UK contributions, made through the European Atomic Energy Commission, amount to a total of £ 10.64 million (up to the end of Financial year 2001–02. This year's contribution has not yet been made).
The European Commission represented all EU Member States at the foundation laying ceremony.