§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on matters discussed and agreements made during the recent visit of departmental staff to Japan to meet officials of the nuclear industry, the Japanese Government and safety regulators. [109914]
§ Mrs. Liddell[holding answer 14 February 2000]: I am arranging for a copy of the joint press communiqué between the UK and Japanese governments to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will place in the Library copies of reports, safety assessments and other material given to the Japanese Government and nuclear authorities by his Department's director of energy during her recent visit to Japan. [109906]
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§ Mrs. LiddellI understand that BNFL's report into the data falsification incident at its MOX Demonstration Facility, which formed the basis for these discussions, was published on Friday 18 February.
Laurence Williams, HSE's Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations Inspectorate also visited Japan to explain to the Japanese nuclear regulator the findings of HSE's independent investigation into the issue. Their report was also published on Friday 18 February.
As I said in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Shipley (Mr. Leslie) on 17 February 2000, Official Report, column 629W, I have arranged for these reports (together with two other HSE reports on the Sellafield site) to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.