§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will explain the circumstances in which a canister of radioactive material was removed from Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria; what security measures exist to stop the removal from the plant of such material; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe security measures in force at nuclear installations are the responsibility of the operators concerned. I understand from BNFL that the substance which was removed was a very small amount of liquid of low radioactivity which is freely available from laboratory suppliers.