§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will list those sites which have been authorised for the disposal of radioactive waste in the past year by the Northern Ireland Office under the provisions of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960; from which specified premises; for which specified wastes; and if he will list the owners of each site.
§ Mr. Chris PattenI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Frank Cookasked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many sites in Northern Ireland have been licensed for the disposal of radioactive wastes; what is the exact location of each site; who owns them; when the current licences are due for renewal; and whether any of the sites that have been licensed are as yet unused.
§ Mr. Chris Patten[pursuant to his reply, 30 November 1983, Vol. 49, c. 505]: None, authorisation has however been given under section 6 of the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 to permit disposal at suitable sites of low level radioactive waste from specified premises. The standards and practices for authorising disposal of radioactive waste are described in the 1982 booklet "Radioactive Substances Act 1960—A guide to the Administration of the Act".