Therefore, it would fall on the Government to support such a programme. We shall benefit from the climate change programme to which we are committed. In government, he did absolutely nothing about it. Would my right hon. I realise that the responsibility is held jointly with the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, but the matter appears to have been lying on Ministers' desks for some time.
Friend raises an important point.
The nuclear installations inspectorate has said some positive things about the steps that have been taken at Sellafield in the light of the difficulties that were experienced a few months ago. He is right that my Department and the DETR are jointly responsible. Within government, we are discussing closely the progress that we can make. I hope that shortly there will be a proposal from my right hon. Friend the Minister for the Environment that will allow us to make some speedy progress.