§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proposals the United Kingdom ambassador to the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) plans to make to the next annual general conference of the IAEA; whether the United Kingdom will be participating in the scientific forum being held as part of the IAEA general conference, on 21 to 22 September; and who the members of the UK delegation to the conference will be. [189109]
§ Nigel GriffithsThe UK will, as usual, be represented at the Agency's General Conference by a team of officials from different Government Departments, led by the UK's Governor to the IAEA. Throughout the week the UK will be negotiating and working with other member states on a wide range of issues relevant to the Agency's activities: these include nuclear safety and security, nuclear verification safeguards, and promotion of the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and technology. Copies of the UK's statement to the Plenary and resolutions, which have been agreed at the conference, will be placed in the Libraries of the House.
At present, the UK has no plans to participate in the scientific forum being held on 21–22 September, as part of the IAEA General Conference.