§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what financial contribution is made by his Department to the radioactive waste inventory.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe cost of the radioactive waste inventory is shared between the Department of the Environment and UK Nirex Ltd. The cost to the Department of the 1994 inventory, for which contracts have recently been let, is expected to be £163,871 spread over two and a half years.