§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what steps are taken by the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to evaluate safety data from foreign sources;
(2) whether the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate includes staff qualified in applied ultrasonics; and, if not, if he will take steps to recruit such staff;
(3) if he will examine the possibility of a more flexible retiring age of members of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate with a view to retaining for a longer period the more experienced staff;
(4) whether he has yet succeeded in raising the strength of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate to 106;
(5) how many members of the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate have specialist knowledge of (a) civil engineering, (b) flow heat transfer problems, and (c) fast fracture metallurgy.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.