HC Deb 21 April 1980 vol 983 cc31-2W
Mr. Stephen Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the cost to Her Majesty's Government of underwriting all third party risks of accidents in the nuclear field above the sum of £5 million.

Mr. Norman Lamont

No public expenditure on compensation in this regard has been incurred under the provisions of sections 16 and 18 of the Nuclear Installations Act 1965, as amended.