§ Mrs. McKennaTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, pursuant to his answer of 22 December 1997,Official Report, columns 457–58, when he will be able to launch the consultation on radioactively contaminated land. [32206]
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§ Mr. DewarI am pleased to announce that I am today launching a consultation on radioactively contaminated land, jointly with my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment and my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Wales.
We are seeking views on the structure and principles that should underlie a regulatory regime for radioactively contaminated land. Copies of the consultation paper have been sent to the Chief Executives and Chief Environmental Health Officers of all local authorities, and to other interested parties, and a copy has been placed in the Library of the House. Responses to the consultation are requested by 1 June 1998.