§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will make a statement on the matters discussed and decisions agreed at the meeting his Department hosted with a delegation from the states of Jersey and Guernsey on 5 January; and if he will place in the Library copies of all documents or briefings made available to the Channel Islands delegation during the meeting. [10087]
§ Mr. SackvilleThis meeting was that looked forward to in the reply by my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds, North-East (Mr. Kirkhope) on 29 November 1995,Official Report, column 774, to an earlier question from the hon. Member. At the meeting, officials from a number of Government Departments and British Nuclear Fuels briefed political representatives of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and the Isle of Man, and accompanying officials and advisers, on a range of nuclear matters, including the dumping and transport of nuclear waste, the monitoring of radiation levels, contingency planning, and possible developments in the French civil nuclear industry and at Sellafield. Departments undertook to provide further information requested at the meeting or for which the islands might ask subsequently, and to arrange further meetings as need be. Our aim is to ensure that the island authorities have continuing reassurance in these matters. I am arranging to place in the Library copies of all the papers provided to the insular representatives at the meeting, all of which are also available publicly.