§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he received a copy of the radioactive water management advisory committee's 12th annual report; and whether he has yet taken any steps to strengthen RWMAC's environmental membership and amend its terms of reference as referred to in that report.
§ Mr. BaldryMy right hon. Friend received a copy of the radioactive waste management advisory committee's 12th annual report on 23 August. As I announced on 18 July, the committee's new terms of reference are
To advise the Secretaries of State for the Environment. Scotland and Wales on the technical and environmental implications of major issues concerning the development and implementation of an overall policy for all aspects of the management of civil radioactive waste, including research and development; and on any such matters referred to it by the Secretaries of State.An announcement about new members will be made shortly.