§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what costing evaluation of the undiscounted lifetime costs for the proposed national repository for nuclear waste in Cumbria has been conducted by his Department.
§ Mr. HeseltineI have been asked to reply.
Departmental officials have been participating in work to examine the cost implications of Nirex's proposed repository. The results of this examination will be considered in the radioactive waste management review being undertaken by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment.