HC Deb 07 December 1992 vol 215 cc497-8W
Ms. Walley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what decisions were taken at the recent review conference of the convention on the physical protection of nuclear materials that affect United Kingdom policy; and what representation his Department had at the reveiw conference.

Mr. Eggar

I refer the hon. Lady to the answer I gave to the Member for Blaenau Gwent (Mr. Smith) on 5 November 1992,Official Report, column 400. The United Kingdom was represented at the review conference by officials from my Department and the nuclear industry.

Ms. Walley

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the arrangements for liaison between his Department and the safeguards authorities at(a) Euratom and (b) the International Atomic Energy Agency over provision of data on the movements into and out of the United Kingdom of (i) plutonium, (ii) enriched uranium, (iii) natural uranium and (iv) spent nuclear fuel, respectively.

Mr. Eggar

The Department forwards to the Euratom safeguards directorate reports submitted in accordance with Euratom regulation 3227/76 on transfers of civil nuclear material. These reports include those materials referred to in the question. In accordance with the UK/IAEA/Euratom safeguards agreement—INFCIRC/263—relevant information is then passed to the IAEA by Euratom.

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