§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what approaches he has had from the International Maritime Organisation in regard to stricter regulations for the carriage of irradiated nuclear fuel.
§ Mr. NorrisNone. The IMO provides the machinery through which member states can develop international regulations and codes relating to maritime matters including those for the safety of life at sea and the prevention of marine pollution. These regulations are then implemented nationally by parties to the convention.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement on his role in relation to transport of nuclear fuel by BNFL transport division and the Power Reactor and Nuclear Fuel Development Corporation of Japan.
§ Mr. Kenneth CarlisleThe Department of Transport has to be satisfied that containers carrying such material comply with International Atomic Energy Agency standards, and that they are transported in ships complying with the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods and Marine Pollutants) Regulations 1990 and international coventions and codes for safety and pollution prevention.