HC Deb 22 July 1991 vol 195 c363W
Mr. William Ross

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will raise at the United Nations the need during the current unrest in Yugoslavia to safeguard nuclear power stations from attack; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

Countries that operate civil nuclear power programmes are responsible for ensuring the safety of plants. The restoration of peace in Yugoslavia would be the best guarantee of the safety of its nuclear power plants. The plan agreed between the European Community troika and Yugoslav representatives at Brioni on 8 July offers a basis upon which negotiations for a peaceful resolution of the Yugoslav crisis can restart.