§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what provisions of the Paris convention apply to the discharges for the proposed extra storage capacity at Dounreay.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 22 June 1992]: The proposed extension to the existing facility will not be subject separately to the provisions of the Paris convention. Radioactivity in the drainage water will be disposed of through the liquid effluent discharge pipe and will be included in the regular returns to the Paris commission of radioactive discharges to sea.
§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what plans Her Majesty's Government have to make available to Governments of nations bordering the North sea and north Atlantic copies of the environmental statement prepared in support of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority technology proposals to extend its storage capacity for low-level radioactive waste at its Dounreay plant.
§ Sir Hector Monro[holding answer 22 June 1992]: The Government have no plans to make available copies of the environmental statement.