Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement of current Government policy in respect of the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency and Euratom in the implementation of safeguards for nuclear material designated for peaceful uses through the continuous surveillance of nuclear facilities and materials.
§ Mr. BaldryI have been asked to reply.
The Government's policy continues to be that all civil nuclear material held in the United Kingdom is subject to Euratom safeguards under the Euratom treaty of 1957 and to the terms of the United Kingdom—Euratom—IAEA safeguards agreement of 6 September 1976—IAEA INFCIRC 263.