Written question asked by Helen Southworth (Labour) on Tuesday, 14 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 March 2000. It was answered by Stephen Byers (Labour) on Wednesday, 22 March 2000 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.

Dept of Trade and Industry

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what representations he has had from French scientists who are synchrotron users in support of Daresbury as the site for Diamond. - (Holding answer 17 March 2000).

Answer: Ms Southworth: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has had from French scientists who are synchrotron users in support of Daresbury as the site for Diamond. [115134] Mr. Byers: [holding answer 17 March 2000]: Records to date show 10 cases of ministerial correspondence from scientists with addresses in France in favour of placing the new synchrotron project at the Daresbury Laboratory in Cheshire. Most of these are not French scientists, but scientists of a different nationality who are currently living in France. It is not possible from our records to obtain the nationality of individuals.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 346 c608W; 115134
Session: 1999-00
Subjects: France Radiation Location Research Laboratories Scientists Particle accelerators