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Nuclear Industry

There is no doubt that the waste legacy is the elephant in the room of nuclear policy. The Government did the right thing in agreeing with the CoRWM recommendations. Since then, the borough council in the area that I represent has entered without prejudice into discussions with the Government about exactly what the CoRWM recommendations mean and might mean. I encourage hon. Members not to read anything more into that, but it is a fact that 70 per cent. of the nation’s higher activity waste resides in my constituency, as does all its low-level waste. We are getting there. The policy framework is now in place and most hon. Members accept that the debate has moved on significantly since the report was published.