Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 November 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 15 December 2004. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 15 December 2004 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on the work of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management in compiling a national inventory of radioactive waste.

Answer: Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the work of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management in compiling a national inventory of radioactive waste. [199659] Mr. Morley: I have been asked to reply. The Committee on Radioactive Waste Management (CoRWM) has no responsibility for, or involvement in, the compilation of the UK Radioactive Waste Inventory. This is completed jointly by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and United Kingdom Nirex plc (Nirex). However, CoRWM has compiled inventory data relevant to its assessment of options for the long-term management of the UK's higher activity radioactive waste, and details of this are published on its website--www.corwm.org.uk.

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