§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans he has to undertake the removal of gallium from the military plutonium stockpile; and what assessment he has made of the discharges to the environment arising from this removal. [1785]
§ Mr. SpellarWhen plutonium is returned from service use the gallium is removed in conditions designed to protect both the operators involved and the environment at large. As far as this Department is aware, there have been no discharges to the environment arising from such removal.