§ Lord Jenkins of Putneyasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether the amount of radioactive nuclear waste in this country has increased in recent years and if so by how much in each year and whether they have plans to bring about an immediate and continuing decrease.
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for the Environment and Transport (Baroness Hayman)The latest figures available show that total stocks of radioactive waste within the UK rose from 59,000 to 71,000 cubic metres between 1991 and 1994. This increase arose primarily as a result of the day to day operation of the nuclear industry. Every effort is made to ensure that radioactive waste is not unnecessarily created.