asked the Minister for Energy if he will make a statement on his discussions with the French Government on the relative merits of the Eurodif method for producing enriched uranium by gaseous diffusion and of the Urenco centrifuge method.

The approach by the tripartite Governments to France inviting discussions on concerting European projects to expand uranium enrichment capacity is to lead to discussions between Urenco and La Commissariate a l'Energie Atomique.