§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Energy if he will make a statement about what plans are in hand, and the proposed time scale, for pulling down the chimney at Sellafield which was involved in the 1957 fire.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThis is the responsibility of British Nuclear Fuels plc. Work on the chimneys forms part of the programme of work being undertaken jointly by BNFL and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy authority which was announced by the chairman of the UKAEA on 5 October 1987. A copy of his statement has been placed in the Library.