§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what expenditure he incurred on the decommissioning and clean-up of nuclear materials, equipment and facilities in each year since 1997; and how much he expects to incur in this financial year. [37248]
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§ Dr. MoonieExpenditure on the decommissioning and clean-up of nuclear materials, equipment and facilities for the past four financial years is shown in the table together with expected expenditure in this financial year.
£million 1997–98 124.387 1998–99 152.211 1999–2000 114.721 2000–01 224.602 2001–02 1203.081 1 Expected expenditure The figures include Ministry of Defence's contribution to BNFL and UKAEA waste management and decommissioning costs and the costs of running UK NIREX Ltd.