Nuclear Power Debate
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Catherine West
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(6 years, 5 months ago)
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Greg Clark
My right hon. Friend is ingenious in his scrutiny of the timetable. If we start the negotiations on the regime while a member of the EU, it seems to me that we would not want to delay their completion until the date of Brexit.
Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green) (Lab)
What reassurances can the Minister give on genuine consultation with local communities over the long-term considerations of nuclear waste?
Greg Clark
The hon. Lady raises a very important point. The treatment and storage of nuclear waste is part of the consultation at the moment. Part of the safety assessment for all new and current nuclear plants is to make sure that the waste is stored and eventually disposed of safely, and part of any contract needs to provide for the money to address that.