§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Prime Minister if she will make a statement on co-ordination between the Department of the Environment, the Ministry of Defence and NIREX over the selection of, and consultations in connection with, sites for the disposal of civil and military nuclear waste.
§ The Prime MinisterThe choice of site that may be suitable for the disposal of civil and defence nuclear waste rests with NIREX, as was the case with the sites announced by it on 25 February. In searching for sites NIREX approached a number of landowners, including the Ministry of Defence. Responsibility for the selection of a site solely for defence waste rests with the Ministry of Defence.
Academic year England and Wales 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 Expenditure on student maintenance awards (£ million) 328 396 467 520 557 595 *579 Numbers of students (thousands) Universities 270 276 282 284 280 277 276 Public Sector Higher Education 339 343 356 380 397 417 425 * Provisional.