§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment she has made of the implications for the nuclear reprocessing industry in the United Kingdom of the decision by the German Government to ban the transport of spent fuel. [48074]
§ Mr. BattleThe German ban on the transport of spent fuel arose from contamination found on French flasks. I understand that the UK nuclear reprocessing industry is co-operating with the German authorities to help ensure a timely resumption of spent fuel transports from Germany, in accordance with the appropriate national and international regulations. In the interim BNFL have postponed shipment of flasks from Europe.