§ Mr. WallaceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will estimate the current annual amount of(a) low level, (b) intermediate level and (c) high level nuclear waste generated in Scotland; if he will express this as a percentage of the total United Kingdom figure; and if he will make a statement.
§ Lord James Douglas-Hamilton[holding answer 28 February 1992]: Information relating to the rate of generation of low, intermediate and high level radioactive waste at United Kingdom nuclear establishments including those in Scotland is contained in the regular statements of the United Kingdom radioactive waste inventory published jointly by the Department of the Environment and UK Nirex Ltd. The statements are published every other year, the most recent being Department of the Environment report DOE/RW 89–110 which is in the Library.