§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether any part of the Yeovil constituency has been or is being investigated for the location of a nuclear waste dumping site.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe selection of possible sites for disposal facilities is a matter for the Nuclear Industry Radioactive Waste Executive (NIREX). My right hon. Friend said in his statement of 24 January, at column 146, that, after NIREX has selected and announced the sites it considers merit detailed investigation, he will make a special development order and lay it before the House to authorise such investigations.