§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for Defence (I) from which countries shipments of plutonium for defence purposes have come to the United Kingdom since 1979; on what dates they took place; and what was the mode of transport employed;
(2) how many shipments of plutonium for defence purposes have been made to the United Kingdom from other countries since 1979; what was the quantity of plutonium in each shipment; in what form it was shipped; and to what purpose each shipment was put;
(3) what are the administrative procedures for authorising shipments to the United Kingdom of plutonium for defence purposes from other countries; and what changes have been made to the procedure since 1979.
§ Mr. Archie HamiltonIt is not in the national interest to provide answers to these questions.