§ Mr. DafisTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) if he will make a statement on existing Government policy for the disposal of radioactive waste; and if he will list the legal instruments and policy statements on which this is based;
(2) if he will make a statement on the existing Government policy for the interim storage of low-level, intermediate-level and high-level radioactive wastes; and if he will list the legal instruments and policy statements on which this is based;
(3) if his Department is considering shallow burial of radioactive waste as an option within the radioactive waste management review;
(4) when his Department has taken a decision to rule out shallow burial as an option for the disposal of low-level and short-lived intermediate level radioactive waste.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe preliminary conclusions of the review of radioactive waste management policy will be published later in the summer as a basis for consultation. The consultation document will set out the issues covered by the review against the background of existing policies.