Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy, pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn)Official Report, 22 December 1988, column 439, if he will list those bilateral agreements, by date of completion, permitting International Atomic Energy Agency inspection of nuclear material in the United Kingdom; how often these inspections have been conducted; and whether any anomalies have ever been reported.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe earlier agreements with the IAEA referred to in the answer given to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) are as follows
Japan/United Kingdom: 15 October 1968—INFCIRC 125United Kingdom: 14 December 1972—INFCIRC 175Inspections under these agreements are carried out at regular intervals. After analysis of the inspection data the. IAEA has always concluded that the nuclear material present was in accordance with the declarations made by the United Kingdom.