§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent discussions she has had with the Office of Civil Nuclear Security in respect of the adequacy of security arrangements(a) at nuclear installations and (b) for nuclear materials in transit. [166037]
§ Mr. TimmsMy officials are in frequent contact with the Office for Civil Nuclear Security about security arrangements at civil nuclear sites and in respect of nuclear materials in transit.
It is not Government policy to disclose the substance of those discussions since such information may be of potential use to terrorists. However, the Director of Civil Nuclear Security publishes an annual report on the state of security in the civil nuclear industry and the effectiveness of security regulation, and meets me to discuss this. His next report is due this summer.