HC Deb 02 February 1995 vol 253 c760W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution has authorised the importation of nitric acid from the United States Hanford plant for use in the reprocessing at Sellafield.

Mr. Charles Wardle

[holding answer 30 January 1995]: The Department of Trade and Industry has responsibility for granting import licences. The import of nitric acid from the United States Hanford plant will be subject to import licensing. Applications for import licences are commercially confidential.