§ Mr. Chris Smithasked the Secretary of State for Energy on how many occasions nuclear material has been withdrawn from safeguards under the tripartite safeguards agreement, Cmnd. 6730, March 1977; and in what proportion of the total number of such cases of withdrawal the material has been used (a) in nuclear warhead manufacture, (b) in the fabrication of submarine propulsion fuel, (c) for research purposes in a materials testing reactor and subsequently returned to safeguards within the civil stockpile and (d) sent to another sovereign state.
§ Mr. GoodladDetails of withdrawals of material from safeguards under the tripartite safeguards agreement are supplied to the IAEA and Euratom on a strictly confidential basis. It would not be in the public interest to publish this information.
§ Mr. Alexanderasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he can now update his estimate of 5 July, Official 804W Report, column 307, regarding the date of delivery of the main recommendations of the inspector in charge of the Sizewell inquiry; and to what the change in date is attributable.
§ Mr. GoodladI refer the hon. Member to my right hon. Friend's reply to the written quesion of the hon. Member for Edmonton (Dr. Twinn) on 19 November, at column101.