Written question asked by Greg Clark (Conservative) on Monday, 23 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 25 March 2009. It was answered by Mike O'Brien (Labour) on Tuesday, 31 March 2009 on behalf of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.

Committee on Radioactive Waste Management

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent assessment he has made of the work of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management.

Answer: During 2009 CoRWM is expected to deliver three reports to Sponsoring Ministers covering interim storage arrangements, research and development and the geological disposal process more generally; in each case setting out the Committee's recommendations on these issues. These reports and responses from Government will be made available in respective Parliaments/Assemblies. We will assess these reports and recommendations when we receive them.Under its terms of reference, CoRWM is required to agree with its Sponsoring Ministers (Department of Energy and Climate Change and the devolved administrations) a three-year rolling programme and budget for its work on an annual basis. The Committee is also required to submit an annual report to Ministers by 30 April each year on the delivery of the agreed work programme.

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