§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence (1) what opportunities exist for United Kingdom defence companies and research bodies to assist Russia in(a) the dismantling of its redundant nuclear warheads and (b) immobilization of surplus plutonium from dismantled warheads, arising from the new nuclear weapons reduction agreement between Russia and the United States; [57989]
(2) what opportunities exist for British technology and defence companies to assist the United States in the immobilization of surplus plutonium from dismantled redundant nuclear warheads arising from the new nuclear weapons reduction agreement between Russia and the United States. [57988]
§ Mr. HoonI will write to my hon. Friend and a copy of my letter will be placed in the Library of the House.