HC Deb 10 December 2001 vol 376 cc665-6W
Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, pursuant to her answer to the hon. Member for Bury, North (Mr. Chaytor), on 12 November 2001,Official Report, column 541W, on Sellafield, what assessment she has made of how long it would take a commercial passenger plane flying at 2,200 ft above sea level two nautical miles from Sellafield to crash into Sellafield. [15572]

Mr. Wilson

No such assessment has been made.

Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what consultations have been undertaken since 11 September with(a) non-governmental organisations and (b) independent academic experts on the security of nuclear installations and nuclear materials in transport by the Office for Civil Nuclear Security; and what were the (i) dates and (ii) matters covered in the meetings. [19871]

Mr. Wilson

There have been no consultations since 11 September 2001 between the Office for Civil Nuclear Security and non-governmental organisations or independent academic experts on the security of nuclear installations and nuclear materials in transport.