HC Deb 23 July 1999 vol 335 cc698-9W
Mr. Jim Cunningham

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what arrangements the Government have made to monitor the transport of nuclear materials(a) in the European Union and (b) internationally. [91694]

Mr. Doug Henderson

[holding answer 20 July 1999]: My Department monitors all movements of defence nuclear materials, for which it is responsible. All movements of such materials are carried out by fully trained and equipped personnel in accordance with the highest standards of safety and security.