HC Deb 07 July 2003 vol 408 c572W
Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when the second annual report from the Director of the Office of Civil Nuclear Security was published; and what steps have been taken to publicise its release. [123665]

Mr. Timms

The second annual report from the Director of Civil Nuclear Security was published on Wednesday 26 June 2003. The publication was posted on the Department of Trade and Industry's website. A press release was issued on 27 June regarding the publication, and this is also available on the DTIs website.

Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the two security breaches at nuclear sites referred to at paragraph 53 of the annual report of the Director of Civil Nuclear Security on the State of Security in the Civil Nuclear Industry and the Effectiveness of Security Regulation, April 2002–March 2003. [123760]

Mr. Timms

The Office for Civil Nuclear Security (OCNS) investigations into security breaches are confidential, and I am therefore unable to comment upon them.