§ Lord Jenkins of Putneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have received from Greenpeace the transcript of an interview with the director of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine and, if so, what action they propose to take.
The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Earl Ferrers)I can confirm that my department has received the transcript and that we have sent a reply to Greenpeace. The reply made clear the Government's wish to see the Chernobyl plant closed down as soon as practicable, within the framework of the G7 Action Plan for Ukraine's energy sector proposed at the Naples Summit. President Kuchma has now given a commitment to close Chernobyl by the year 2000. The Government will continue to work closely with our G7 and European Union partners on the measures and financial support needed to ensure that this important commitment is put into effect.