43. Mrs. MichieTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many local authorities have adopted a policy of opposing the location of a nuclear waste repository in their area.
§ Mr. MoynihanWe understand a number of local authorities have responsed to UK Nirex Ltd., expressing their views on the options for a radioactive waste repository outlined in the discussion document "The Way Forward." It will not be known how many are opposed to the location of a repository in their area until after the consultation exercise finishes at the end of May, and until the responses have been analysed by Nirex.