§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral statement of 18 January 2000,Official Report, column 825W, to whom it was intended that the decontaminated plant and equipment disposed of from Nancekuke would be clearly identifiable. [106750]
§ Mr. KilfoyleThe locations where decontaminated plant and other materials were disposed of on the Nancekuke site were identified as a matter of good land management practice.
§ Mr. DalyellTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his oral statement of 18 January 2000,Official Report, column 825W, whether the decontamination and disposal provisions at Nancekuke involved placing equipment used at Nancekuke in mine-shafts. [106749]
§ Mr. KilfoylePrior to the closure at Nancekuke, the chemical plant was decontaminated and dismantled. Obsolete plant and some scrap metal was disposed of in a disused quarry and in two old mineshafts on the site. As part of a regular land quality assessment, recent surface soil and water samples were analysed and showed no signs of contamination from toxic agents. We are currently consulting with representatives of local authorities, the Environment Agency for England and Wales and other interested parties, how to take forward the land quality assessment work.