§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for the Environment how many staff in his Department are currently engaged in replying to correspondence on nuclear dumping.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe division which deals with administrative matters concerning radioactive waste management policy, including the bulk of correspondence on the subject, currently consists of 14 staff, of whom one is supernumerary. The number of staff dealing with correspondence at any one time depends on the volume and urgency of other work.