HC Deb 25 October 1993 vol 230 cc511-2W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what proposals her Majesty's Government intend to put forward at the convention of contracting parties on the sea disposal of wastes, to be held in London on 8 to 12 November, in regard to the permanent ban on disposal of radioactive wastes at sea.

Mr. Jack

Any proposals the United Kingdom may make to the 16th consultative meeting of the London convention 1972 on the sea disposal of radioactive wastes will be made in the light of discussions at that meeting on the final report of the convention's intergovernmental panel of experts on radioactive waste disposal at sea (IGPRAD).