§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many geologists were employed by NIREX in the research programme which resulted in the selection of the four sites for possible nuclear dumping; and what geological assessment of those sites was subsequently made by his Department.
§ Mrs. RumboldIt is for NIREX to decide whom it needs to employ. No geological assessment of the sites has been made by my Department since they were announced.