§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what quantities of uranium have been imported from Africa in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. BaldryI have been asked to reply.
Uranium for the United Kingdom's civil nuclear programme has not been imported from Africa since 1984. From 1980, some 6,300 short tons of U3 O8 (some 4,800 metric tonnes of contained uranium) were imported. Figures for specific years are as follows:
metric tonnes (to nearest hundred tonnes) 1980 1,200 1981 1,300 1982 1,000 1983 900 1984 400