§ Vera BairdTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much has been spent on the Dark Matter Project at Boulby Mine, Loftus, Saltburn-by-the-Sea since its inception. [149216]
§ Mr. Mike O'Brien[holding answer 19 January 2004]The DTI has, through the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), spent £13.366 million on the Dark Matter experiment at Boulby since 1992. This figure includes £2.4 million of a Joint Infrastructure Fund (JIF) award totalling £3.1 million.