§ Mr. Frank CookTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether, in the past or currently, the British Nuclear Fuels Ltd. Magnox fuel reprocessing plant at Sellafield has been utilised for the production of the reprocessing or irradiated fuels to yield fissile plutonium for the atomic weapons programme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe facility referred to handles materials for civil and defence purposes as required. Any defence work would be conducted separately from the civil programme.