HC Deb 30 November 1955 vol 546 cc2306-7
40. Mr. Rankin

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under what conditions Belgium will supply uranium to this country.

Lord John Hope

I would refer the hon. Member to the White Paper Command No. 9632 published on 24th November incorporating the text of the Anglo-Belgian Agreement for Co-operation in the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy, which sets out these conditions.

Mr. Rankin

Am I right in assuming that, by that Agreement, the uranium will go to the Combined Development Agency in the United States, that the United States is not a party to the Agreement, but will keep what it requires and we shall get the residue? Will that residue be paid for in dollars?

Lord John Hope

I think that the hon. Member has misrepresented the sense of the Agreement. So far as financial arrangements are concerned, I cannot go into details.