§ Mr. Denzil Daviesasked the Secretary of State for Energy how much civil plutonium has been sold to the United States of America in each year from 1971 up to the latest available date.
§ Mr. John MooreAs I explained in the answer given on 29 October 1981 to the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Cook), approximately 50 kgs of civil plutonium of United Kingdom origin has been sold to the United States since 1971. This material was subject to the relevant bilateral safeguards agreements.