§ Mr. FoulkesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what information he has concerning the future location of radioactive waste disposal sites in Scotland by Nirex; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonI refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for East Lothian (Mr. Home Robertson) on Wednesday 17 May 1989.
§ Mr. Home RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if Nirex has advised him that it has identified any other sites besides Dounreay as being suitable for the disposal of nuclear waste.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton(holding answer 15 May 1989): I am aware that Nirex has identified sites in addition to Dounreay as potentially suitable for the disposal of radioactive waste. Its report to the Government, a copy of which is in the Library of the House, indicated a short list of 12 sites, but it recommended, and the Government has accepted, that investigations should be limited to Dounreay and Sellafield in the first instance.