§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he contemplates taking measures to safeguard the security of supply of strategic imported resources such as uranium.
§ Mr. BlakerThe safeguarding of the security of supply of imported materials in general for British industry is a question for my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Industry. It has been the practice of successive Governments not to divulge measures that may be taken in connection with the supply of special nuclear materials, including uranium, used in the Defence programme.