§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department on how many occasions in the last year lorries carrying radioactive uranium hexaflouride have been delayed at customs at Newhaven because of lorry defects; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggThere is no record of any defects in such vehicles having been identified by the police or by Department of Transport vehicle examiners at Newhaven. I understand that one vehicle was found by local authority trading standards officers to be overweight on one axle, but was allowed to proceed after the load had been redistributed.