HC Deb 01 February 1994 vol 236 c617W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what were the implications of THORP's beginning operations on 17 January for the delivery of spent fuel from Japan after 1 January under the terms of planning condition No. 9 of the amended planning permission of 6 April 1988 for receipt of spent nuclear fuel granted by Copeland borough council under the Town and Country Planning Act 1971.

Mr. Eggar

This is a matter for Copeland borough council as planning authority and British Nuclear Fuels plc as operator of the Sellafield site.