HC Deb 06 February 1970 vol 795 cc213-4W
Mr. Biffen

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will give an assurance that Her Majesty's Government's collaboration with the Dutch and German Governments for the producing of enriched uranium from the gas centrifuge process is not conditional upon British membership of Euratom.

Mr. Luard

The intention of Her Majesty's Government to collaborate with the Netherlands and German Governments on the development and exploitation of the gas centrifuge process for enriching uranium is not dependent upon the outcome of our application to join Euratom.