§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence how much plutonium released from dedicated military-end use under the Strategic Defence Review has been placed under safeguards; what quantities remain to be so placed; and if he will list the current locations of the plutonium re-designated as non-military. [129965]
§ Mr. SpellarI refer my hon. Friend to the answer my hon. Friend the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence gave him on 14 March 2000,Official Report, columns 104–05W. Since then, a further 39 kgs of weapon grade plutonium stored at AWE Aldermaston has been transferred to Sellafield and into safeguards, making the total transferred to date 112 kgs. The remaining MOD stocks designated as no longer required for Defence purposes are currently stored at Aldermaston and will be transferred as soon as is practical.