Shipping: Radioactive Materials

Chris Huhne
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport whether radioactive materials may legally be transported (a) on passenger ferries and (b) through the channel tunnel.

Jim Fitzpatrick
Provided that shipments are made in accordance with the International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code there is no legal reason why radioactive material may not be transported by passenger ferry.

Provided that shipments are made in accordance with the requirements and restrictions established in Volume F (Carriage of Dangerous Goods) of Eurotunnel's Safety Arrangements, there is no legal reason why radioactive material may not be transported through the channel tunnel.