§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will seek from his Italian counterpart a copy of the report prepared by the Italian Nuclear Regulatory Authorities—DISP—evaluating the readiness of Italian nuclear waste storage facilities to receive back reprocessing radioactive wastes from Sellafield.
§ Mr. EggarArrangements for the return of waste are, in the first instance, a matter for British Nuclear Fuels plc and its customers in line with the contracts between them. These arrangements are supported by inter-governmental letters. Since 1976, BNFL's contracts for the reprocessing of overseas spent fuel have contained options for the return of wastes. The Government intend that these options will be exercised and wastes returned.