§ Mr. HuttonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 3 November,Official Report, column 173, what information he has about the original source of the stolen nuclear material that has recently been seized in Italy and Germany; what discussions he has had with his European and NATO counterparts on this matter; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggRelease of information on the source of the material recovered in these incidents is a matter for the Italian and German authorities. We discuss the general isue of illicit trade in nuclear materials with other European and NATO counterparts as appropriate, most recently at NATO's ad hoc group on nuclear weapons on 16 November.