§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what was the cost to his Department of work carried out by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. in each year since 1979;
(2) what work is carried out by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. for his Department.
§ Mr. ButlerBritish Nuclear Fuels plc produces and processes special nuclear materials for the Ministry of Defence, but, for security reasons and in accordance with the practice of successive Governments, details and costs of the programmes undertaken by the company cannot be disclosed.