§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to his answers to the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent, 15 February 1999,Official Report, column 451, and to my hon. Friend the Member for Stroud (Mr. Drew), 18 January 1999, Official Report, columns 364–65, if he will set out what proportion of the costs for physical protection of transporting plutonium fuels will be borne by Japan and the United Kingdom respectively; and if he will indicate what proportion of the United Kingdom's costs will be borne by the public purse. [72608]
§ Mr. BattleAll the capital costs incurred by BNFL in undertaking contracts for transporting MOX fuel from Europe to Japan, including the costs of ensuring the physical protection of the shipment, would be reflected in the value of the contracts between BNFL and its customers.