§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will give information as to the trade in nuclear materials and technology between the People's Republic of China and agencies responsible to or sponsored by his Department since 1979.
§ Mr. GoodladThe United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority and the radiochemical centre (up to 1982) are the only organisations sponsored by my Department which have traded with the People's Republic of China since 1979. The trade has comprised the supply of very small quantities of radioisotopes used in industrial analysis and academic research.