§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what communications his Department has had with the International Plutonium Management Study Committee of the Japanese Science and Technology Agency about the THORP contracts; and what documents have been provided by the committee on the management of Japanese-owned plutonium at Sellafield.
§ Mr. EggarMy Department has frequent discussions with representatives of the Japanese Science and Technology Agency on a range of topics of mutual interest. The THORP contracts are a commercial matter for British Nuclear Fuels plc and its customers.