§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the confidentiality clauses at
592Wpages 88 to 90, paragraph 38 of the Nuclear Liabilities Fund Agreement covering British Energy Generation Ltd. and Newcol dated 1 October 2003 will preclude providing hon. Members with details of British Energy contracts with British Nuclear Fuels plc. [147620]
§ Mr. TimmsClause 38(4) of the Nuclear Liabilities Funding Agreement provides that the Secretary of State may disclose information to Parliament to the extent that she considers that it is appropriate to do so pursuant to her duty to Parliament but, where reasonably practicable, shall consult with Newcol (the proposed successor company to British Energy under the restructuring) prior to such disclosure. Any request to the Secretary of State for disclosure of the contracts would be considered in the light of information already made available by British Energy, and Exemption 13: Third Party's Commercial Confidences of the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information.