§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will introduce legislation to prohibit the transport of spent nuclear fuel into ports in the United Kingdom on roll-on, roll-off ferries.
§ Mr. McLoughlinNo. Such cargoes are carried to United Kingdom ports on ro-ro ferries only in limited quantities, in flasks approved to standards set by the International Atomic Energy Authority, when they are engaged on "freight only" voyages. International regulations are under consideration at IMO which would make United Kingdom practice mandatory.