§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy how many permissions, and on what dates since the United Kingdom joined the European Community, the United Kingdom has sought from the European Commission through Euratom, for the right to export civil plutonium created in the United Kingdom and allocated to the European Community under Euratom treaty article 86 to(a) the United States of America, (b) Japan and (c) any other state outside the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. BaldryIn accordance with articles 59 and 62 of the Euratom treaty producers must seek the authorisation of the Commission for exports outside the Community of special fissile material produced within a member country and kept under safeguards. Since 1979 such authorisation has been applied for and granted only once. This covered an export to Canada in 1983.