§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions how many submissions from(a) the United Kingdom, (b) other European Union countries and (c) other countries were made to the public consultation on the Sellafield MOX plant before the submission period closed. [35753]
§ Angela EagleThe Environment Agency has run two public consultations regarding the application to commission and operate the Sellafield MOX plant. The Environment Agency has provided the following breakdown of the responses it has received.
The consultation which ended on 7 April 1997 elicited 88 responses as follows:
Number United Kingdom 85 Other European Union countries 3 Other countries — A further public consultation, which ended on 16 March, was held into the report produced by PA Consulting on its assessment of BNFL's economic case for the MOX plant.
156WThis consultation elicited 88 responses, 10 of which arrived after the closing date and will be taken into consideration. The responses are broken down as follows:
Number United Kingdom 78 Other European Union countries 5 Other countries 5