§ Mr. JamiesonTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to reduce funding for the boarding school allowance scheme; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HanleyThere are no current plans to change the rules concerning eligibility for my Department's boarding school allowance scheme. The rates at which the allowance is paid are reviewed annually. The hon. Member will be
84Watomic energy matters dated 1958, as amended in 1959, has been put since 1964 according to information provided by the United States Government.
§ Mr. AitkenThe assurance given in 1964 by the United States Government to the United Kingdom Government, that plutonium produced in United Kingdom civil reactors and supplied to the United States under the 1958 agreement would not be used for weapons purposes, remains valid. No such restrictions apply to plutonium originating from the United Kingdom military reactors at Calder Hall and Chapelcross. The use to which this plutonium has been put is a matter for the United States Government.