HC Deb 17 March 2004 vol 419 c332W
Mr. Watson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry pursuant to the answer of 11 March 2004,Official Report, column 1683W, on Nirex, what the last date was on which the Department discussed the budget for Nirex with (a) BNFL and (b) British Energy. [161969]

Mr. Timms

The financing of Nirex was raised in very broad terms at a routine quarterly meeting on 5 March between BNFL and several departments including DTI and at a meeting on 9 March between British Energy and this department