To ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether, after the co-processing of safeguarded and unsafeguarded spent nuclear fuel at BNFL Sellafield since May 1979, the nuclear materials have been deemed to be civil or military according to a pro rata system.

I have nothing to add to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member on 11 March 1988, at column 362.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if, in the light of his reply to the hon. Member for Chiselhurst (Mr. Sims), Official Report, 14 March, column 429, on the increased cost limit to reply to parliamentary questions, he is now in a position to answer the questions put by the hon. Member for Newport, West on 26 November 1987, Official Report, column 279, on safeguards.

No.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy if, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Meirionnydd Nant Conwy (Dr. Thomas), Official Report, 16 March, column 593, he will explain more fully the specific safeguards agreement covering the import of uranium from Durban on 28 February 1987.

All uranium imported into the United Kingdom for civil use is subject to Euratom safeguards and to the terms of the UK/Euratom/IAEA safeguards agreement.

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy whether the European Commission has fully informed (a) the United Kingdom Government and (b) other Governments of the partner countries in supply and cooperation agreements or contracts of the safeguards conventions applied to the accountancy of nuclear materials subject to these agreements in mixed civil-military installations.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 29 February 1988, at column 481.