HC Deb 17 January 1989 vol 145 cc155-6W
Dr. Thomas

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will provide in separate tabulated form in the Official Report figures for(a) the total annual amount of civil separated plutonium exported, (b) the total annual amount of civil separated plutonium imported, (c) the total annual amount of civil plutonium in spent fuel exported and (d) the total annual amount of civil plutonium in spent fuel imported for each year since May 1979 until the date for which the most recent records are available.

Mr. Michael Spicer

[holding answer 30 November 1988]Total exports and imports of civil separated and unseparated plutonium in the period May 1979 to March 1988 were as follows:

(Kg) Imports Exports
Un-separated 13,720 130
Separated 245 2,865
Total 13,965 2,995

I regret that the total export figure of 2,960 kg given in my reply to the hon. Member on 8 November at column 116 should have read 2,995 kg.