<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><edm>
<id>14749</id>
<session>1997-98</session>
<number>1699</number>
<title>Revising The Radioactive Substances Act 1993</title>
<proposer id="10100">David Chaytor</proposer>
<date>1998-10-27</date>
<text>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its construction'; further agrees with its view that provisions for the release of information under the same Act are 'outdated'; supports the Environment Agency in its call for the legislation to be revised; and calls on Her Majesty's Government to bring before the House at the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.</text>
<topics>
</topics>
<signatures>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10100">David Chaytor</mp>
		<date>1998-10-27</date>
		<type>Proposed</type>
		<constituency>Bury North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10541">Alan Simpson</mp>
		<date>1998-10-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Nottingham South</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10133">Jeremy Corbyn</mp>
		<date>1998-10-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Islington North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10022">Norman Baker</mp>
		<date>1998-10-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Lewes</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10569">Ian Stewart</mp>
		<date>1998-10-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eccles</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10578">Andrew Stunell</mp>
		<date>1998-10-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hazel Grove</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10590">Matthew Taylor</mp>
		<date>1998-10-27</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Truro &amp; St Austell</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10258">Mike Hancock</mp>
		<date>1998-10-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Portsmouth South</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10226">Ian Gibson</mp>
		<date>1998-10-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Norwich North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10224">Neil Gerrard</mp>
		<date>1998-10-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Walthamstow</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10196">Ronnie Fearn</mp>
		<date>1998-10-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Southport</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10323">Lynne Jones</mp>
		<date>1998-10-28</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Birmingham, Selly Oak</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10612">Paul Tyler</mp>
		<date>1998-10-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Cornwall</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10026">Harry Barnes</mp>
		<date>1998-10-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North East Derbyshire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10364">Ken Livingstone</mp>
		<date>1998-10-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brent East</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10478">Colin Pickthall</mp>
		<date>1998-10-29</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>West Lancashire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10142">Ann Cryer</mp>
		<date>1998-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Keighley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10063">Tom Brake</mp>
		<date>1998-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Carshalton &amp; Wallington</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10465">Lembit </mp>
		<date>1998-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Montgomeryshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10288">Kelvin Hopkins</mp>
		<date>1998-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Luton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10532">Brian Sedgemore</mp>
		<date>1998-11-02</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hackney South &amp; Shoreditch</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10222">Andrew George</mp>
		<date>1998-11-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>St Ives</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10170">Jim Dobbin</mp>
		<date>1998-11-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Heywood &amp; Middleton</constituency>
		<party>Labour Co-operative</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10123">Harry Cohen</mp>
		<date>1998-11-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leyton &amp; Wanstead</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10084">Vincent Cable</mp>
		<date>1998-11-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Twickenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10407">Alice Mahon</mp>
		<date>1998-11-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Halifax</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10325">Nigel Jones</mp>
		<date>1998-11-03</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Cheltenham</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10598">Mark Todd</mp>
		<date>1998-11-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South Derbyshire</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10432">Bill Michie</mp>
		<date>1998-11-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Sheffield, Heeley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10383">John McDonnell</mp>
		<date>1998-11-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hayes &amp; Harlington</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10368">Elfyn Llwyd</mp>
		<date>1998-11-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Meirionnydd Nant Conwy</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10553">Martin Smyth</mp>
		<date>1998-11-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Belfast South</constituency>
		<party>UUP</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10544">Dennis Skinner</mp>
		<date>1998-11-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bolsover</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10530">Phil Sawford</mp>
		<date>1998-11-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Kettering</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10472">Nick Palmer</mp>
		<date>1998-11-04</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Broxtowe</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10635">Dafydd Wigley</mp>
		<date>1998-11-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Caernarfon</constituency>
		<party>Plaid Cymru</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10365">Richard Livsey</mp>
		<date>1998-11-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brecon &amp; Radnorshire</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10543">Marsha Singh</mp>
		<date>1998-11-05</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Bradford West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10638">Alan Williams</mp>
		<date>1998-11-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Carmarthen East &amp; Dinefwr</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10618">Jim Wallace</mp>
		<date>1998-11-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Orkney &amp; Shetland</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10608">Desmond Turner</mp>
		<date>1998-11-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Brighton, Kemptown</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10044">Harold Best</mp>
		<date>1998-11-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Leeds North West</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10191">Margaret Ewing</mp>
		<date>1998-11-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Moray</constituency>
		<party>Scottish National Party</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10129">Frank Cook</mp>
		<date>1998-11-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Stockton North</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10077">Colin Burgon</mp>
		<date>1998-11-09</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Elmet</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10331">Paul Keetch</mp>
		<date>1998-11-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Hereford</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10337">Piara S Khabra</mp>
		<date>1998-11-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Ealing, Southall</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10616">Rudi Vis</mp>
		<date>1998-11-10</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Finchley &amp; Golders Green</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10178">Julia Drown</mp>
		<date>1998-11-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>South Swindon</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10096">Martin Caton</mp>
		<date>1998-11-11</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Gower</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10185">Clive Efford</mp>
		<date>1998-11-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Eltham</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10037">Tony Benn</mp>
		<date>1998-11-12</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Chesterfield</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10502">David Rendel</mp>
		<date>1998-11-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Newbury</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10436">Austin Mitchell</mp>
		<date>1998-11-16</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Great Grimsby</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10378">Chris McCafferty</mp>
		<date>1998-11-17</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Calder Valley</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10298">Simon Hughes</mp>
		<date>1998-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>North Southwark &amp; Bermondsey</constituency>
		<party>Liberal Democrat</party>
	</signature>
	<signature>
		<mp id="10393">Andrew MacKinlay</mp>
		<date>1998-11-18</date>
		<type>Signed</type>
		<constituency>Thurrock</constituency>
		<party>Labour</party>
	</signature>
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