HC Deb 22 November 1994 vol 250 c107W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in theOfficial Report a copy of the letter on the Foreign Affairs Council paper on plutonium sent to the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent, referred to in his answer of 3 November 1994, Official Report, column 1383.

Mr. David Davis

Yes, the text of the letter was as followsThere has already been extensive consultation between government departments and with European and other partners over the issues of Nuclear Smuggling. Work on the report to be presented to the Foreign Affairs Council is now well advanced. The Foreign Affairs Council is, of course, an inter governmental body and we have no specific plans to consult non-governmental organisations on the question of nuclear smuggling in preparing our contribution to the report. However, while we know of no non-governmental bodies working specifically on this issue, we would naturally consider any views that were put to us. It has been agreed that the Foreign Affairs Council will present its report to the European Council to be held in Essen in December. The Council's conclusion will be deposited in the Library.

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