§ Sir Thomas ArnoldTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the current timing of the decision in respect of the commissioning of the thermal oxide reprocessing plant at Sellafield.
§ Mr. EggarBefore commissioning its thermal oxide reprocessing plant, British Nuclear Fuels plc will need such consents and authorisations as may be required by law. The company's application for revised discharge authori-sations for the Sellafield site is a matter for my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment and my right hon. Friend the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.