§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy what discussions he has had about contingency plans in the event of an accident from a nuclear power station with elected representatives of local authority associations; when they took place; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerMy officials have held extensive consultations with local authority officials and members of the emergency services, as part of the review of nuclear emergency planning announced by my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister on 18 December, at columns 612–13 and 30 June, at columns 65–67. My right hon. Friend Lord Belstead met elected representatives of the local authority associations on 22 September to discuss the arrangements for the establishment of a national monitoring network to cater for the consequences of a nuclear accident occuring either overseas or within the United Kingdom.