§ Mr. Stephen TwiggTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what amount of radioactive waste was handled by the Edmonton waste incinerator in(a) 1996 and (b) 1997; and what monitoring procedures are in place at the incinerator to monitor levels of radioactivity. [11044]
§ Angela EagleThe disposal of radioactive waste is regulated in England and Wales by the Environment Agency under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993. I understand that the agency has neither received an application for authorisation nor issued an authorisation under the Act to dispose of radioactive waste at the Edmonton waste incinerator.