Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department has issued to EDF Energy on removal of radioactively contaminated mud from around Hinkley associated with the Hinkley Point C project.

Nuclear safety and environmental protection are of paramount importance to the UK Government. The UK has a strong regulatory system and companies involved in the civil nuclear industry are required to meet robust standards overseen by independent regulators. The Environment Agency in England and Natural Resources Wales are responsible for licensing, as appropriate, and for enforcing compliance with environmental standards for the operations referred to in relation to Hinkley Point C.