§ Mr. SalmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what procedures will be applied to proposals for preliminary investigations of a potential site in Scotland for the disposal of (i) low-level, (ii) intermediate-level and (iii) high-level nuclear waste; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI have nothing to add at present to the reply which I gave the hon. Member on 10 November, at column142.
§ Mrs. Margaret EwingTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate what percentage of nuclear waste produced in Scotland is the result of the production of military materials; and what percentage of such waste is categorised as high level.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThis information is not available in the form requested. It has, however, been estimated that, for the period to 2030, low and intermediate wastes from defence sources throughout the United Kingdom as a whole would amount to not more than 20 per cent, of the corresponding civil wastes.