§ Mr. Dubsasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he has received a request from the Australian Government to co-operate in an inquiry into the effects of the nuclear tests held at Maralinga in the 1950s; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PattieThe Australian Government have announced their decision to appoint a Royal Commission to inquire into certain aspects of the British atmospheric nuclear test programme in Australia. Her Majesty's Government have assured the Australian Government of their full co-operation in assisting the work of the Royal Commission.