Winter 2008 Parliamentary Records: Arms Control and Disarmament

16 December 2008

Arms Control and Disarmament

Nuclear Disarmament, Written Answers, 16 Dec 2008 : Column 581W

Mr. Dai Davies: To ask the Prime Minister what matters concerning nuclear disarmament initiatives were discussed at his meeting with President Sarkozy of France on 8 December 2008.

The Prime Minister: I discussed a wide range of issue with President Sarkozy. I refer the hon. Member to the press conference I held with President Barroso and President Sarkozy on 8 December. A transcript is available on the No. 10 website:

http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page17733

A copy of this page has been placed in the Library of the House.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/
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Nuclear Fuels, Written Answers, 25 Nov 2008 : Column 1206W

Mr. Hague: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps the UK has taken in the last 12 months to conclude an international agreement on a mechanism for reliable access to nuclear fuel under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

David Miliband: The UK, Germany and the Netherlands co-hosted an international conference on 17-18 April to bring together supplier and customer states to discuss this issue. The UK will host a further conference next year. The UK is currently working with the presidency of the EU to agree the conditions for an EU contribution to a nuclear fuel bank administered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Steps are also being taken to finalise the UK's Enrichment Bond proposal and we expect to take this to the IAEA early next year.
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmhansrd/
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