§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Defence at how many places records are held of past disposals by his Department of radioactive waste.
§ Mr. William RodgersSome 50 MOD units and establishments are authorised to arrange disposals of radioactive waste direct with those Departments with responsibilities for regulating such disposals—i.e., the Department of the Environment, the Scottish and Welsh Offices, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food as appropriate.
198WRecords are maintained by these MOD units and establishments where the regulating Departments consider it necessary.
§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Defence where the records are held of past disposals by his Department of radioactive waste in the Gosport and Portsmouth areas.
§ Mr. William RodgersSeven MOD units or establishments in these two areas are authorised to dispose of radioactive waste. Records of all such disposals are maintained by them.