§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the implications for the DRAWMOPS—decommissioning and waste management operational programmes—arrangements for nuclear waste management of the proposals for privatisation of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. [40513]
§ Mr. Page[holding answer 14 October 1996]: The separation of the science and engineering services business, AEA-Technology, from UKAEA and its subsequent privatisation has no implications for DRAWMOPS nuclear waste management arrangements. DRAWMOPS will remain under the direct control of the UKAEA. There are no plans to privatise the residual UKAEA.