Euratom (Hansard, 20 January 1992)

§ Mr. Harry Barnes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Derbyshire, North-East on 9 December 1991,Official Report, column 336, he will set out the criteria used in choosing the appointees to the Euratom scientific and technical committee.

§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
The scientific and technical committee must be consulted on any matters where the Euratom treaty so provides. The main areas in question are nuclear research, radiation protection and hazardous waste management. United Kingdom members are chosen for their expertise in these fields.

§ Mr. Harry Barnes
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether, following the reply given by the EC Energy Commissioner to Mr. Llewelyn Smith MEP on 23 July 1991, European Parliament written question 958/91 EN, on United Kingdom plutonium stocks, he will now give the EC Commission permission to make public the amount of plutonium offered to Euratom on the United Kingdom's accession to the treaty of Rome on 1 January 1973.

§ Mr. Heathcoat-Amory
No.