§ Mr. Boatengasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether all uranium imported into the United Kingdom from (a) South Africa and (b) Namibia is treated as covered by the International Atomic Energy or Euratom safeguards.
§ Mr. Michael Spicer[pursuant to his reply, 17 July 1987, c. 647–48]: All uranium imported into the United Kingdom for civil use is subject to Euratom safeguards and to the terms of the UK/Euratom/IAEA safeguards agreement.
§ Mr. Boatengasked the Secretary of State for Energy what proportion of the total uranium stockpile held in the United Kingdom is under International Atomic Energy Authority or Euratom safeguards.
§ Mr. Michael Spicer[pursuant to his reply, 17 July 1987, c. 647–48]: All civil uranium in the United Kingdom is subject to Euratom safeguards and to the terms of the UK/ Euratom/IAEA safeguards agreement.
§ Mr. Boatengasked the Secretary of State for Energy whether he will place in the Library any correspondence between (a) Her Majesty's Government and the European Commissioners and (b) between Her Majesty's Government and the Australian and Canadian attaches to the European Community on the matter of the application of nuclear safeguards to uranium imports to the EEC for use in the United Kingdom in each case since May 1979.
§ Mr. Michael Spicer[pursuant to his reply, 17 July 1987, c. 647–48]No. Correspondence between the United Kingdom Government, the European Commission and the Australian or Canadian Governments is confidential to the parties concerned.