§ Mr. GorrieTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on the United Kingdom's civil stockpile of plutonium, with particular reference to the risk of nuclear proliferation. [48931]
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§ Mr. BattleI refer the hon. Member to the answers given to similar questions asked by my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon, Central (Mr. Davies) on 30 January 1998,Official Report, column 415, my hon. Friend the Member for Gedling (Mr. Coaker) on 2 December 1997, Official Report, columns 163–64, and my hon. Friend the Member for Kirkcaldy, (Mr. Moonie) on 2 June 1998, Official Report, column 162.
In particular, I would refer the hon. Member to the conclusion of the Statement referred to in the answer given to the hon. Member for Croydon, Central, which is available in the Library of the House.