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Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee written evidence;
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Committee
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Witnesses
CERN
Subjects
Correspondence; Finance; Research; Science; Particle accelerators
Date
14 July 2026
Reference
HC 56 2026-27
House
House of Commons
Type
House of Commons papers; Select Committee written evidence;
Parliamentary committees
Committee
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
Witnesses
CERN; UK Research and Innovation
Subjects
Staff; Correspondence; Finance; Nuclear physics; CERN; Research; Science; Particle accelerators; Operating costs; Science and Technology Facilities Council; UK Research and Innovation
Date
10 July 2026
Reference
HC 56 2026-27
House
House of Commons
Laid by
Secretary David Lammy
Department
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Type
Treaties;
Command papers
Author
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Procedure
None
Laid on
24 July 2024
Coming into force
22 March 2018
Notes
Previously published as Miscellaneous Series No. 5 (2015) (Cm. 9134)
Subjects
Radiation; Research; Technology; Science; Russia; Particle accelerators; European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Date
24 July 2024
Reference
CP 1127
House
House of Commons; House of Lords
Laid by
Clerk of the House
Department
National Audit Office
Type
House of Commons papers
Author
National Audit Office
Procedure
None
Laid on
23 February 2024
Legislation
National Audit Act 1983
Subjects
Cost effectiveness; BBC; Capital investment; High Speed 1 line; Infrastructure; Location; Millennium exhibition; Salford; Olympic Games 2012; Particle accelerators; Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus; Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Date
23 February 2024
Reference
HC 554 2023-24
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is Government policy to support the creation of the Future Circular Collider; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether it is Government policy to support the creation of the Future Circular Collider; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Ed Davey
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Amanda Solloway
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
25 June 2020
For answer on
29 June 2020
Answered on
2 July 2020
As a member of CERN’s governing Council, the UK has agreed to the 2020 update of the European Strategy for Particle Physics, and to the commencement of a technical and financial feasibility study for a next-generation hadron collider.
Subjects
CERN; Particle accelerators
Date
2 July 2020
Reference
64831
House
House of Commons
Laid by
Secretary Philip Hammond
Department
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Treaties;
Command papers
Author
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Procedure
Negative
Laid on
14 September 2015
Subjects
Radiation; Technology; Research; Science; Russia; Particle accelerators; European Synchrotron Radiation Facility
Date
14 September 2015
Reference
Cm. 9134
House
House of Lords; House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential creation of strangelets in the operation of (i) apparatus in the UK producing high-energy ion collision and (ii) the CERN Large Hadron Collider.
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the potential creation of strangelets in the operation of (i) apparatus in the UK producing high-energy ion collision and (ii) the CERN Large Hadron Collider.
Asked by
Graham Stringer
(Labour)
Answered by
Lord Willetts
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 November 2010
For answer on
9 November 2010
Answered on
9 November 2010
The Secretary of State has not commissioned any research into this matter, as the UK has no equipment capable of producing strangelets, even if they exist.CERN has conducted its own safety assessments. The Large Hadron Collider Safety Assessment Group (LSAG), a group of independent scientists, concluded in 2002-03 that there was no conceivable risk from the collisions at the LHC. Their assessment was re-examined by CERN's Scientific Policy Committee (SPC), a group of external scientists that advises CERN's governing Council, and they confirmed these conclusions, which include the assessment that the LHC is not capable of producing strangelets.In 2008 and in the light of new experimental data and theoretical understanding, the LHC Safety Assessment Group (LSAG) updated the 2003 analysis. The LSAG reaffirmed and extended the conclusions of the 2003 report that LHC collisions present no danger and that there are no reasons for concern. The LSAG noted that the LHC will produce, under controlled conditions, events that have already taken place many times over during the lifetime of the Earth and other astronomical bodies.
Subjects
Particle accelerators
Date
9 November 2010
Reference
22661; 518 c300W
House
House of Commons
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money they contribute to the Large Hadron Collider; and what assessment they have made of the commercial and scientific benefits to justify continued financial support for the project from public funds.
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much money they contribute to the Large Hadron Collider; and what assessment they have made of the commercial and scientific benefits to justify continued financial support for the project from public funds.
Asked by
Lord Stoddart of Swindon
(Independent Labour)
Answered by
Baroness Wilcox
(Conservative)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Answered on
18 October 2010
Expenditure on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is funded from the budget of CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory. The UK Government, through the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), currently contribute 14.6 per cent of the CERN budget, which is determined in Swiss francs, and this equates to approximately £96 million per year. Due to the economic situation facing the UK and some other CERN members, the UK initiated a debate with CERN members on a reduction in contributions. CERN council has agreed to reduce the CERN budget over the period 2011-15.
STFC undertook a scientific assessment of the value of the LHC and UK particle physics in 2009 and concluded that it was a very high priority. STFC also analysed the value of industrial contracts won by UK organisations over the LHC construction period from 1995 to 2008. This averaged around £19 million per annum or about 7.5 per cent of contracts placed and is in addition to contracts placed by the UK and other countries in relation to the LHC experiments. UK industry continues to win important contracts directly from CERN.
Subjects
Finance; CERN; Particle accelerators
Date
18 October 2010
Reference
2367; 721 c118-9WA
House
House of Lords
My right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Science and Innovation, Lord Drayson, has made the following written statement:""The following statement provides information on the Competitiveness Council that took place in Brussels on 5 and 6 March. The research session of the Council was held on 6 March and...
My right hon. Friend the Minister of State for Science and Innovation, Lord Drayson, has made the following written statement:""The following statement provides information on the Competitiveness Council that took place in Brussels on 5 and 6 March. The research session of the Council was held on 6 March and...
Member
David Lammy
(Labour)
Department
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Type
Written statements
Subjects
ICT; Education; Excise duties; Innovation; Facilities; EU action; EU grants and loans; Location; Measurement; Research; Science; VAT exemptions; Russia; Particle accelerators; EU Competitiveness Council
Date
17 March 2009
Reference
489 c44-5WS
House
House of Commons
The following Statement provides information on the Competitiveness Council which took place in Brussels on 5 and 6 March. The research session of the council was held on 6 March and was chaired by Ondrej Liska, Czech Minister of Education, Youth and Sports. The UK was represented by the deputy...
The following Statement provides information on the Competitiveness Council which took place in Brussels on 5 and 6 March. The research session of the council was held on 6 March and was chaired by Ondrej Liska, Czech Minister of Education, Youth and Sports. The UK was represented by the deputy...
Member
Lord Drayson
(Labour)
Department
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Type
Written statements
Subjects
ICT; Education; Excise duties; Innovation; Facilities; EU action; EU grants and loans; Location; Measurement; Research; Science; VAT exemptions; Russia; Particle accelerators; EU Competitiveness Council
Date
17 March 2009
Reference
709 c7-9WS
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent reports he has received on the operation of the Large Hadron Collider; and if he will make a statement.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what recent reports he has received on the operation of the Large Hadron Collider; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Bob Spink
(Independent (affiliation))
Answered by
David Lammy
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 December 2008
For answer on
15 December 2008
Answered on
15 December 2008
CERN has recently completed its analysis of the incident that occurred in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) on 19 September which led to a large leak of helium and damage to a number of magnets. CERN has confirmed that the likely cause was a defective electrical connection between two of the LHC's magnets. CERN is now undertaking the necessary repairs to the LHC, and introducing additional precautionary measures so as to avoid further large helium release incidents. The repairs should be completed by end of June 2009.
Subjects
CERN; Particle accelerators
Date
15 December 2008
Reference
485 c537W; 242439
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of the effects on university physics departments and the physics community of withdrawal from the International Linear Collider.
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills what assessment he has made of the effects on university physics departments and the physics community of withdrawal from the International Linear Collider.
Asked by
Roberta Blackman-Woods
(Labour)
Answered by
Ian Pearson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
6 March 2008
For answer on
10 March 2008
Answered on
31 March 2008
I am informed that the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) expects that it will continue to provide support for generic accelerator R and D at a reduced level. The precise level will be determined once it has completed its current review of its programme priorities.
Subjects
Research; Particle accelerators
Date
31 March 2008
Reference
193278; 474 c595W
House
House of Commons
(5) what assessment he has made of the merits of the large hadron collider as an instrument for scientific discovery; and if he will make a statement.
(5) what assessment he has made of the merits of the large hadron collider as an instrument for scientific discovery; and if he will make a statement.
Asked by
Bob Spink
(Conservative)
Answered by
Ian Pearson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
29 January 2008
For answer on
31 January 2008
Answered on
18 February 2008
The UK is a member state of CERN, and the Science and Technology Facilities Council has responsibility for the funding of the UK's membership subscription. Most of the activities at CERN are currently directed towards building the large hadron collider (LHC), and the experiments for it, which are due to start operation later this year. A major part of the UK's CERN subscription relates to spending on the LHC.The total cost of the LHC facility, which comprises the underground tunnel, the machines which fire the beams of particles, and the people and resources needed to build and operate it, is estimated to be 4.7 BN CHF. The costs of the four LHC experiments, which are not considered part of the LHC, are not included in this figure.The following table illustrates CERN's spending on the LHC for 2004-07 and the planned expenditure in the next three financial years in millions of Swiss Francs. It also shows the UK contribution for 2004-07, and the estimated UK contributions in the next three years, to the LHC project itself, and to university groups in the UK involved in the project. The expenditure on the LHC is projected to fall as the construction nears completion.
The objective of the LHC project is to improve our knowledge of how the universe around us works, in particular by shedding light on the nature of fundamental particles and the forces that govern them.Commissioning of the LHC is now proceeding according to schedule. Two of the eight sectors have been cooled to operating temperature and one of these two sectors has been commissioned to the full energy value required. Three other sectors have commenced the cool down process. Both injection lines (through which the particles will be fired) have been tested successfully and commissioning has begun of the complex electronics needed to handle the beams. All four detectors are completing installation and the LHC circular tunnel is on schedule for sealing in March/April 2008 with experiments expected to commence in July 2008.UK university groups are involved in each of the four collaborations that are building the experiments (known as ATLAS, CMS, LHCb and ALICE) and have played key roles in the construction of each detector.It is expected that the groups involved in constructing the experiments will continue to work on the programmes, enabling them to fully utilise the data each detector acquires. Funding for the university and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory staff involved in the physics programme (with associated costs and the UK contribution to maintenance of the detectors) will be provided by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at a level set by peer review—taking into account STFC's strategic objectives and the financial resources available.CERN issues tenders for a wide range of goods and services, from computing and electronics to cleaning. UK companies can compete for this work and in 2006 (the last year for which figures are available) UK companies won approximately 28MCHF in contracts from CERN. STFC provides links and support to UK companies wishing to bid for work at CERN through the activities of its Business Opportunities Manager and information made available on its website.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| LHC expenditure (MCHF) | 1,236 | 1,276 | 1,131 | 854 | 732 | 668 | 653 |
| UK contribution (MCHF) | 220 | 245 | 196 | 149 | 128 | 117 | 114 |
| UK contribution (£million) | 101 | 110 | 88 | 70 | 60 | 54 | 53 |
| Support within the UK through grants to institutions (£ million) | 24 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
| Total UK contribution (£ million) | 125 | 131 | 109 | 96 | 86 | 82 | 76 |
Subjects
Particle accelerators
Date
18 February 2008
Reference
183742; 472 c417-8W
House
House of Commons
(2) what the initial programme of activity is for the large hadron collider; what the programme's objectives are; and if he will make a statement;
(2) what the initial programme of activity is for the large hadron collider; what the programme's objectives are; and if he will make a statement;
Asked by
Bob Spink
(Conservative)
Answered by
Ian Pearson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2008
For answer on
25 January 2008
Answered on
18 February 2008
The UK is a member state of CERN, and the Science and Technology Facilities Council has responsibility for the funding of the UK's membership subscription. Most of the activities at CERN are currently directed towards building the large hadron collider (LHC), and the experiments for it, which are due to start operation later this year. A major part of the UK's CERN subscription relates to spending on the LHC.The total cost of the LHC facility, which comprises the underground tunnel, the machines which fire the beams of particles, and the people and resources needed to build and operate it, is estimated to be 4.7 BN CHF. The costs of the four LHC experiments, which are not considered part of the LHC, are not included in this figure.The following table illustrates CERN's spending on the LHC for 2004-07 and the planned expenditure in the next three financial years in millions of Swiss Francs. It also shows the UK contribution for 2004-07, and the estimated UK contributions in the next three years, to the LHC project itself, and to university groups in the UK involved in the project. The expenditure on the LHC is projected to fall as the construction nears completion.
The objective of the LHC project is to improve our knowledge of how the universe around us works, in particular by shedding light on the nature of fundamental particles and the forces that govern them.Commissioning of the LHC is now proceeding according to schedule. Two of the eight sectors have been cooled to operating temperature and one of these two sectors has been commissioned to the full energy value required. Three other sectors have commenced the cool down process. Both injection lines (through which the particles will be fired) have been tested successfully and commissioning has begun of the complex electronics needed to handle the beams. All four detectors are completing installation and the LHC circular tunnel is on schedule for sealing in March/April 2008 with experiments expected to commence in July 2008.UK university groups are involved in each of the four collaborations that are building the experiments (known as ATLAS, CMS, LHCb and ALICE) and have played key roles in the construction of each detector.It is expected that the groups involved in constructing the experiments will continue to work on the programmes, enabling them to fully utilise the data each detector acquires. Funding for the university and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory staff involved in the physics programme (with associated costs and the UK contribution to maintenance of the detectors) will be provided by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at a level set by peer review—taking into account STFC's strategic objectives and the financial resources available.CERN issues tenders for a wide range of goods and services, from computing and electronics to cleaning. UK companies can compete for this work and in 2006 (the last year for which figures are available) UK companies won approximately 28MCHF in contracts from CERN. STFC provides links and support to UK companies wishing to bid for work at CERN through the activities of its Business Opportunities Manager and information made available on its website.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| LHC expenditure (MCHF) | 1,236 | 1,276 | 1,131 | 854 | 732 | 668 | 653 |
| UK contribution (MCHF) | 220 | 245 | 196 | 149 | 128 | 117 | 114 |
| UK contribution (£million) | 101 | 110 | 88 | 70 | 60 | 54 | 53 |
| Support within the UK through grants to institutions (£ million) | 24 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
| Total UK contribution (£ million) | 125 | 131 | 109 | 96 | 86 | 82 | 76 |
Subjects
Particle accelerators
Date
18 February 2008
Reference
472 c417-8W; 182768
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) how much (a) capital and (b) revenue funding has been (i) spent and (ii) allocated for each of the next three years on the large hadron collider;
To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills (1) how much (a) capital and (b) revenue funding has been (i) spent and (ii) allocated for each of the next three years on the large hadron collider;
Asked by
Bob Spink
(Conservative)
Answered by
Ian Pearson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2008
For answer on
25 January 2008
Answered on
18 February 2008
The UK is a member state of CERN, and the Science and Technology Facilities Council has responsibility for the funding of the UK's membership subscription. Most of the activities at CERN are currently directed towards building the large hadron collider (LHC), and the experiments for it, which are due to start operation later this year. A major part of the UK's CERN subscription relates to spending on the LHC.The total cost of the LHC facility, which comprises the underground tunnel, the machines which fire the beams of particles, and the people and resources needed to build and operate it, is estimated to be 4.7 BN CHF. The costs of the four LHC experiments, which are not considered part of the LHC, are not included in this figure.The following table illustrates CERN's spending on the LHC for 2004-07 and the planned expenditure in the next three financial years in millions of Swiss Francs. It also shows the UK contribution for 2004-07, and the estimated UK contributions in the next three years, to the LHC project itself, and to university groups in the UK involved in the project. The expenditure on the LHC is projected to fall as the construction nears completion.
The objective of the LHC project is to improve our knowledge of how the universe around us works, in particular by shedding light on the nature of fundamental particles and the forces that govern them.Commissioning of the LHC is now proceeding according to schedule. Two of the eight sectors have been cooled to operating temperature and one of these two sectors has been commissioned to the full energy value required. Three other sectors have commenced the cool down process. Both injection lines (through which the particles will be fired) have been tested successfully and commissioning has begun of the complex electronics needed to handle the beams. All four detectors are completing installation and the LHC circular tunnel is on schedule for sealing in March/April 2008 with experiments expected to commence in July 2008.UK university groups are involved in each of the four collaborations that are building the experiments (known as ATLAS, CMS, LHCb and ALICE) and have played key roles in the construction of each detector.It is expected that the groups involved in constructing the experiments will continue to work on the programmes, enabling them to fully utilise the data each detector acquires. Funding for the university and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory staff involved in the physics programme (with associated costs and the UK contribution to maintenance of the detectors) will be provided by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at a level set by peer review—taking into account STFC's strategic objectives and the financial resources available.CERN issues tenders for a wide range of goods and services, from computing and electronics to cleaning. UK companies can compete for this work and in 2006 (the last year for which figures are available) UK companies won approximately 28MCHF in contracts from CERN. STFC provides links and support to UK companies wishing to bid for work at CERN through the activities of its Business Opportunities Manager and information made available on its website.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| LHC expenditure (MCHF) | 1,236 | 1,276 | 1,131 | 854 | 732 | 668 | 653 |
| UK contribution (MCHF) | 220 | 245 | 196 | 149 | 128 | 117 | 114 |
| UK contribution (£million) | 101 | 110 | 88 | 70 | 60 | 54 | 53 |
| Support within the UK through grants to institutions (£ million) | 24 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
| Total UK contribution (£ million) | 125 | 131 | 109 | 96 | 86 | 82 | 76 |
Subjects
Particle accelerators
Date
18 February 2008
Reference
472 c417-8W; 182767
House
House of Commons
(4) what process is in place for British universities and organisations to bid for projects to run on the large hadron collider; and if he will make a statement;
(4) what process is in place for British universities and organisations to bid for projects to run on the large hadron collider; and if he will make a statement;
Asked by
Bob Spink
(Conservative)
Answered by
Ian Pearson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2008
For answer on
25 January 2008
Answered on
18 February 2008
The UK is a member state of CERN, and the Science and Technology Facilities Council has responsibility for the funding of the UK's membership subscription. Most of the activities at CERN are currently directed towards building the large hadron collider (LHC), and the experiments for it, which are due to start operation later this year. A major part of the UK's CERN subscription relates to spending on the LHC.The total cost of the LHC facility, which comprises the underground tunnel, the machines which fire the beams of particles, and the people and resources needed to build and operate it, is estimated to be 4.7 BN CHF. The costs of the four LHC experiments, which are not considered part of the LHC, are not included in this figure.The following table illustrates CERN's spending on the LHC for 2004-07 and the planned expenditure in the next three financial years in millions of Swiss Francs. It also shows the UK contribution for 2004-07, and the estimated UK contributions in the next three years, to the LHC project itself, and to university groups in the UK involved in the project. The expenditure on the LHC is projected to fall as the construction nears completion.
The objective of the LHC project is to improve our knowledge of how the universe around us works, in particular by shedding light on the nature of fundamental particles and the forces that govern them.Commissioning of the LHC is now proceeding according to schedule. Two of the eight sectors have been cooled to operating temperature and one of these two sectors has been commissioned to the full energy value required. Three other sectors have commenced the cool down process. Both injection lines (through which the particles will be fired) have been tested successfully and commissioning has begun of the complex electronics needed to handle the beams. All four detectors are completing installation and the LHC circular tunnel is on schedule for sealing in March/April 2008 with experiments expected to commence in July 2008.UK university groups are involved in each of the four collaborations that are building the experiments (known as ATLAS, CMS, LHCb and ALICE) and have played key roles in the construction of each detector.It is expected that the groups involved in constructing the experiments will continue to work on the programmes, enabling them to fully utilise the data each detector acquires. Funding for the university and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory staff involved in the physics programme (with associated costs and the UK contribution to maintenance of the detectors) will be provided by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at a level set by peer review—taking into account STFC's strategic objectives and the financial resources available.CERN issues tenders for a wide range of goods and services, from computing and electronics to cleaning. UK companies can compete for this work and in 2006 (the last year for which figures are available) UK companies won approximately 28MCHF in contracts from CERN. STFC provides links and support to UK companies wishing to bid for work at CERN through the activities of its Business Opportunities Manager and information made available on its website.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| LHC expenditure (MCHF) | 1,236 | 1,276 | 1,131 | 854 | 732 | 668 | 653 |
| UK contribution (MCHF) | 220 | 245 | 196 | 149 | 128 | 117 | 114 |
| UK contribution (£million) | 101 | 110 | 88 | 70 | 60 | 54 | 53 |
| Support within the UK through grants to institutions (£ million) | 24 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
| Total UK contribution (£ million) | 125 | 131 | 109 | 96 | 86 | 82 | 76 |
Subjects
Particle accelerators
Date
18 February 2008
Reference
472 c417-8W; 182770
House
House of Commons
(3) what progress has been made in commissioning and operating the large hadron collider; and if he will make a statement;
(3) what progress has been made in commissioning and operating the large hadron collider; and if he will make a statement;
Asked by
Bob Spink
(Conservative)
Answered by
Ian Pearson
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
23 January 2008
For answer on
25 January 2008
Answered on
18 February 2008
The UK is a member state of CERN, and the Science and Technology Facilities Council has responsibility for the funding of the UK's membership subscription. Most of the activities at CERN are currently directed towards building the large hadron collider (LHC), and the experiments for it, which are due to start operation later this year. A major part of the UK's CERN subscription relates to spending on the LHC.The total cost of the LHC facility, which comprises the underground tunnel, the machines which fire the beams of particles, and the people and resources needed to build and operate it, is estimated to be 4.7 BN CHF. The costs of the four LHC experiments, which are not considered part of the LHC, are not included in this figure.The following table illustrates CERN's spending on the LHC for 2004-07 and the planned expenditure in the next three financial years in millions of Swiss Francs. It also shows the UK contribution for 2004-07, and the estimated UK contributions in the next three years, to the LHC project itself, and to university groups in the UK involved in the project. The expenditure on the LHC is projected to fall as the construction nears completion.
The objective of the LHC project is to improve our knowledge of how the universe around us works, in particular by shedding light on the nature of fundamental particles and the forces that govern them.Commissioning of the LHC is now proceeding according to schedule. Two of the eight sectors have been cooled to operating temperature and one of these two sectors has been commissioned to the full energy value required. Three other sectors have commenced the cool down process. Both injection lines (through which the particles will be fired) have been tested successfully and commissioning has begun of the complex electronics needed to handle the beams. All four detectors are completing installation and the LHC circular tunnel is on schedule for sealing in March/April 2008 with experiments expected to commence in July 2008.UK university groups are involved in each of the four collaborations that are building the experiments (known as ATLAS, CMS, LHCb and ALICE) and have played key roles in the construction of each detector.It is expected that the groups involved in constructing the experiments will continue to work on the programmes, enabling them to fully utilise the data each detector acquires. Funding for the university and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory staff involved in the physics programme (with associated costs and the UK contribution to maintenance of the detectors) will be provided by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) at a level set by peer review—taking into account STFC's strategic objectives and the financial resources available.CERN issues tenders for a wide range of goods and services, from computing and electronics to cleaning. UK companies can compete for this work and in 2006 (the last year for which figures are available) UK companies won approximately 28MCHF in contracts from CERN. STFC provides links and support to UK companies wishing to bid for work at CERN through the activities of its Business Opportunities Manager and information made available on its website.
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
| LHC expenditure (MCHF) | 1,236 | 1,276 | 1,131 | 854 | 732 | 668 | 653 |
| UK contribution (MCHF) | 220 | 245 | 196 | 149 | 128 | 117 | 114 |
| UK contribution (£million) | 101 | 110 | 88 | 70 | 60 | 54 | 53 |
| Support within the UK through grants to institutions (£ million) | 24 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
| Total UK contribution (£ million) | 125 | 131 | 109 | 96 | 86 | 82 | 76 |
Subjects
Particle accelerators
Date
18 February 2008
Reference
472 c417-8W; 182769
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Tony Blair
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Particle accelerators; Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Date
9 February 2005
Reference
430 c1495
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on the Diamond Synchrotron at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
Supplementary on the Diamond Synchrotron at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
Asked by
Robert Jackson
(Labour)
Answering body
Prime Minister
Prime Minister's questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
9 February 2005
Subjects
Particle accelerators; Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Date
9 February 2005
Reference
430 c1495
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of UK funds directed towards the CERN project is being treated as capital against resource. - Inc tables.
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what percentage of UK funds directed towards the CERN project is being treated as capital against resource. - Inc tables.
Asked by
Richard Page
(Conservative)
Answered by
Patricia Hewitt
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Trade and Industry
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 November 2003
For answer on
20 November 2003
Answered on
20 November 2003
Mr. Page: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of UK funds directed towards the CERN project is
being treated as capital against resource. [139061]
Ms Hewitt: At this point in time, the UK subscription to CERN is not formally divided into capital and resource and is currently
regarded as resource expenditure. This is an area of discussion between HM Treasury, the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research
Council and my department. It should be noted that CERN is currently in the middle of a 12 year, è3.2 billion project to construct
the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), which will be the world's most powerful particle accelerator. Its expected commissioning date is
April 2007.
Whilst capital spend at CERN will fall to almost zero in 2007 when the LHC machine is completed, CERN have negotiated a loan to
facilitate the expenditure profile with a repayment schedule to 2011. This will mean that a proportion of the UK subscription will
be used for capital repayment to 2011. In parallel, as the operations and exploitation phase begins, an increasing fraction of the
UK subscription will be devoted to meeting the associated operating costs. The following table of capital expenditure is estimated
by taking the UK's share of CERN's capital spending plans.
UK CERN subscription and UK share of CERN's capital expenditure plans
£ million1
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2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8
UK CERN subscription 69.1 66.2 68.9 71.5 71.4 72.1 72.1 72.1
UK share of CERN capital 17.3 48.3 50.3 50.8 48.6 43.3 21.6 7.2
spend plans
(percentage)
25 73 73 71 68 60 30 10
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1The figures are in pounds and UK financial years, but the subscription is actually set in Swiss Francs and calendar years, and also
varies according to the UK's net national income in comparison to that of other Member States. The figures for 2003-4 and onwards
are latest estimates.
In addition, the UK is supporting the construction and operation of a number of experiments at CERN as part of its domestic particle
physics budget. These consist of large pieces of capital equipment for CERN but the expenditure is counted as resource for HM
Treasury purposes. The LHC capital element of this funding has been estimated by identifying the contributions towards the detectors
and similar items and is shown in the following table:
UK domestic expenditure on CERN experiments
(£million)
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2000-1 2001-2 2002-3 2003-4 2004-5 2005-6 2006-7 2007-8
UK domestic expenditure on 13.3 17.4 23.4 27.0 27.8 24.2 23.7 20.6
CERN instruments
LHC Capital element 11.2 14.8 19.0 19.1 16.8 12.0 8.0 2.2
(percentage)
84 85 81 71 60 50 34 10
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
1The figures are in pounds and UK financial years, but the subscription is actually set in Swiss Francs and calendar years, and also
varies according to the UK's net national income in comparison to that of other Member States. The figures for 2003-4 and onwards
are latest estimates.
Subjects
Capital investment; Finance; Laboratories; Nuclear physics; CERN; Particle accelerators
Date
20 November 2003
Reference
139061; 413 c1420W;413 c1416W
House
House of Commons