Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information he possesses concerning the Amirabad nuclear complex near Tehran in terms of its technical capacity to assist in nuclear weapons production.
§ Mr. MellorI assume the hon. Member is referring to the Tehran university nuclear centre which is sited in Amirabad. The centre possesses a research reactor which was designed for the production of medical isotopes. Iran has signed the non-proliferation treaty and has placed all her nuclear materials under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. We have no evidence to suggest that these are being circumvented.