§ Mr. Simon HughesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade how many shipments of spent nuclear fuel flasks have, in the last 12 months, been transported to Sellafield and Dounreay from(a) Germany, (b) Switzerland and (c) Japan.
§ Mr. Eggar[holding answer 16 December 1993]: Information about annual receipts of irradiated fuel from overseas reactors is contained in the annual plutonium figures. Specific details of shipments of spent nuclear fuel from Germany, Switzerland and Japan to Sellafield and Dounreay are an operational matter for the owners of the spent fuel transported and for British Nuclear Fuels plc and the Atomic Energy Authority.