HC Deb 02 December 2002 vol 395 c507W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much was paid out in the ex-gratia redundancy scheme for redundant fishermen in the 1990s; and how much was paid to fishermen in(a) Hull, (b) Grimsby and (c) Fleetwood. [83843]

Summary of Advance Notifications of Withdrawals from Safeguards (January to November 2002)
Number of withdrawal notifications (by type of nuclear material involved) 1 Reason for withdrawal
Two notifications involving plutonium (Pu),µg quantities Material to be used for analytical purposes (eg samples, standards/tracers and/or instrument calibration)2 (both from NPL Teddington)
Three notifications involving high enriched uranium (HEU), total ˜6g Material contained in radiation detectors2 (all from Centronic Ltd.)
Four notifications involving depleted natural and low enriched uranium (DNLEU), total ˜ 17kg Two for material to be used for analytical purposes (eg samples, standards/tracers and/or in instrument calibration)2 and two for material for use as radiological shielding (two from NPL Teddington and one each from UKAEA Harwell and High Technology Sources Ltd.)
1The tabulated information covers advance notifications of withdrawal approach by DTI and which resulted in the eventual withdrawal of nuclear material from safeguards.
2There are no facilities outside safeguards which manufacture material in such quantities and forms, and defence establishment requirements for these specialist materials have therefore been met by supply from civil organisation.