§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the prospects of privatising the National Environmental Technology centre in the light of the conclusions of the privatisation review of the Atomic Energy Authority.
§ Mr. EggarI announced on 17 February 1994,Official Report, columns 922–24, the Government's intention to privatise the business activities in the AEA's new commercial division—since renamed "AEA Technology"—and that decisions on the form of privatisation would be taken in due course. The National Environmental Technology centre is part of AEA Technology and, as such, is included within the terms of that announcement.
§ Mr. Chris SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what the closure of Warren Springs laboratory and creation of the National Environmental Technology centre has cost to date.
§ Mr. HeseltineThe final accounts for Warren Spring Laboratory are in preparation however the net result to date of the closure of the Stevenage site and the creation of the National Environmental Technology centre is expected to be a benefit to the Exchequer of £11 million.
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§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the total volume of radioactive waste delivered, in each year since 1979, to(a) AEA Technology and (b) British Nuclear Fuels sites under the Radioactive Substances (Waste Closed Sources) Exemption Order 1962.
§ Mr. EggarThe volumes of these wastes received by UKAEA under the national disposal service between 1979 and 1993 were:
Year Cubic metres 1979 6.00 1980 6.00 1981 6.00 1982 6.00 1983 6.00 1984 7.86 1985 4.23 1986 7.02 1987 6.01 1988 5.43 1989 5.24 1990 2.67 1991 7.45 1992 13.90 1993 20.02 BNFL has received about 0.05 cubic metres of such wastes over the whole of the period.