§ Mr. Silvesterasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether, in his recent talks with the United States Energy Secretary, he received any further assurances that plutonium supplies to the United States will be used only for civil purposes.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe position remains as given by my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon, Central (Mr. Moore) in answer to a question from my hon. Friend the Member for Erewash (Mr. Rost) on 27 July 1982.— [Vol. 28, c.438–39.]
The United States Government informed the United Kingdom in 1964 that they had no intention of using the 574W plutonium received from us for weapons purposes. The United States has since informed us how it has used the plutonium and it is clear that the assurance given to the United Kingdom Government in 1964 has been fully fulfilled.