HC Deb 20 July 2004 vol 424 c180W
Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of the time and person power of the Office for Civil Nuclear Security will be committed to overseeing the security of the British registered PNTL nuclear transport ships in their mission to transport plutonium-based MOX test assemblies from France to the United States. [185551]

Mr. Timms

Staff in the Office for Civil Nuclear Security will spend whatever proportion of their time is necessary to review the draft Transport Plan with a view to its approval and, if approved, to oversee its implementation. The resources required cannot be firmly estimated in advance but I would expect them to account for no more than a moderate proportion of total OCNS resources.