Revising The Radioactive Substances Act 1993

EDM number 1699 in 1997-98, proposed by David Chaytor on 27/10/1998.

That this House concurs with the view expressed recently by the Environment Agency that 'it is unsatisfactory that the Agency has no powers under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993 to require an application to be submitted for a new plant prior to its construction'; further agrees with its view that provisions for the release of information under the same Act are 'outdated'; supports the Environment Agency in its call for the legislation to be revised; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to bring before the House at the earliest opportunity revised legislation which meets all the Environment Agency concerns.

This motion has been signed by a total of 57 MPs.