Yes. Mindful of Deputy Stagg's experience in this portfolio and the work he has put into it, I would not be unenthusiastic about anything he proposes. The suggestion of a special conference may well be a good one and we will give that positive consideration.
Of course we will continue to press home our serious concerns about many other things, including the storage of high level waste. The Deputy kept pressing that matter when he was Minister of State and I have been pressing it since I came into office. That high level waste is highly dangerous. It is a highly volatile material. The speed at which it is being handled and dealt with through the vitrification process is not in keeping with our demands. Clearing the problem by 2015 is not soon enough.
That and other concerns are underlined by the Government's policy. While we are dealing with the OSPAR Convention as the vehicle to deal with discharges at present, the Government's overall call is for the total cessation of activities at Sellafield. This is just one aspect of it which we are pursuing now. We will endeavour to keep on this particular road at this time.