§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions (1) what compensation was paid to residents of West Cumbria for reasons of blight following upon NIREX' s proposals for the disposal of nuclear waste in the area; [2243]
(2) what discussions have taken place between departmental officials and organisations representing persons who live in the community recently identified as the potential site for nuclear waste disposal on the subject of compensation for property blight. [2244]
§ Mr. RaynsfordNeither UK Nirex Ltd's proposal for a Rock Characterisation Facility near Sellafield, which was rejected by the local planning authority and on appeal by the Secretary of State, nor their consideration of alternatives sites, which they no longer plan to carry forward, gives rise to any entitlement to compensation for planning blight.
§ Mr. Campbell-SavoursTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what reports on proposals for potential nuclear waste disposal sites have been brought to the attention of Ministers in the last six weeks. [2242]
§ Ms Angela EagleDOE Ministers have received no reports on proposals for potential nuclear waste disposal sites other than in respect of Nirex's investigations of Sellafield and Dounreay.