§ Lord Kennetasked Her Majesty's Government:
What liability Her Majesty's Government has entered into on behalf of the British taxpayer in relation to the journey of the ship the "Pacific Pintail" and its cargo of nuclear waste being transported from Cherbourg to Japan.
The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Earl Ferrers):If nuclear injury or damage occurs in the course of carriage in a country which is not a party to the Paris Convention on Nuclear Liability, there is a possibility of claims against British Nuclear Fuel Ltd/ Pacific Nuclear Transport Ltd as the carrier. This is backed by a limited indemnity from government, as notified to Parliament in 1988.