§ Mr. Foulkesasked the Secretary of State for the Environment which of the 20 sites proposed by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for nuclear 255W dumping investigations are in England; and what action has been taken to date on each of the sites proposed.
§ Mr. KingThe UKAEA has appealed to my right hon. Friend against the decisions of the Northumberland county council refusing planning permission to drill test boreholes in the Chillingham and Usway Forests for geological research purposes. The carrying out of resesarch into the geological characteristics of other areas of the country is being considered, but it is too early to indicate exactly which areas are under considaration.