§ Mr. ChaytorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what plans he has to ensure that the Government fulfil their commitments under the Ospar agreement in respect of radioactive discharges; and if he will make a statement. [117154]
§ Mr. Meacher[holding answer 4 April 2000]: The Government are fully committed to the agreement reached at the Ospar Ministerial Meeting in 1998, on the reduction of radioactive discharges. The UK's intentions for implementing this agreement were submitted to the Ospar Secretariat in October 1999 and a copy is in the Library. The UK is developing a national strategy for radioactive discharges, to cover the period 2001 to 2020. It is planned to issue a draft of this document for consultation before the summer and to publish the final strategy by the end of the year.