Clause 6 - Designated responsibilities
Energy Bill [Lords]
11:00 am
Mr Norman Baker (Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs; Lewes, Liberal Democrat)
I understand the Minister's point about Sellafield. In tabling my amendment, I was not questioning the time scale for decommissioning Magnox stations; the date when they should finally shut. That is not the issue; the issue is the point at which they become the responsibility of the NDA and what the NDA does with them. I would argue that, if Magnox stations will be operational for another five years, the NDA should not be involved until later in the process.