§ Lord Jenkins of Putneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Why they propose to permit the export of weapons grade plutonium, which has no commercial purpose, to Japan.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Baroness Denton of Wakefield)Civil plutonium is exported for commercial purposes or to undertake civil research and development. On the question of plutonium for weapons purposes, I refer the noble Lord to my reply of 28th April (H.L. Deb, col.WA 16).