§ Mr. SalterTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what discussions he has had with Hunting-Brae over replacing the Pangbourne pipeline with an evaporator following the enforcement notice served on AWE Aldermaston by the Environment Agency. [76018]
§ Mr. SpellarThe Enforcement Notice served on 9 February made no reference to the Pangbourne pipeline. There is no requirement at present to replace it. However, AWE has for some years been examining the best environmental choices for all its discharges, which includes consideration of evaporators and absorbers and the MOD Compliance Office at Aldermaston have been involved in this work. If, at some point in the future, replacement is considered necessary, AWE, the Ministry of Defence and the Environment Agency will have to be satisfied that any alternative offers environmental advantages over the present system.
§ Mr. SalterTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will place in the Library a copy of the nuclear installations inspectorate's licence of AWE Aldermaston. [76020]
§ Mr. SpellarI have arranged for a copy to be placed in the Libraries of both Houses.