§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many verification missions Euratom has made to United Kingdom nuclear facilities, pursuant to article 35 of the Euratom Treaty since the United Kingdom joined the Treaty; and if he will list the plants involved and date of visit to each. [158429]
§ Mr. MeacherThe European Commission has undertaken four verification visits to UK nuclear plants under the terms of article 35 of the Euratom Treaty as follows
Dounreay 10–14 May 1993Sellafield 6–10 December 1993Dounreay 15–18 March 1999Dungeness 6–10 November 2000.