To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what proportion of the planned expenditure on anti-smuggling, set out at table 3, page 19 of HM Customs and Excise Departmental report, 1998, (Cm 3918) is allocated to combat nuclear materials smuggling. [38730]

Planned expenditure on combating the smuggling of nuclear materials is included in the figures for Protection of Society in table 4 of page 28 of the Report (table 3 deals with UK revenue). This expenditure relates to the integral control of a wide range of prohibited and restricted items. I regret that it is not possible to disaggregate a figure for specific goods.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many instances of the smuggling into the United Kingdom of illicit nuclear materials have been detected since 1990. [38726]

Customs have detected no instances of the smuggling into the United Kingdom of illicit nuclear materials during the period since 1990.