§ Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority will implement the recommendations of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management on the long-term management and disposal of radioactive waste. [163645]
§ Mr. Timms: The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) must have particular regard to relevant Government policy in carrying out its functions, including Government policy on the long-term management of radioactive waste. The Government will decide the policy for the long-term management of higher-level radioactive wastes, taking into account recommendations made to them by the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM).