The Rt Hon Lord Henley, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State BEIS, moved a motion to take note of the Draft National Policy Statement for Geological Disposal Infrastructure. The Minister noted that the draft National Policy Statement had been scrutinised by the BEIS Select Committee and the Committee’s report and recommendations published on 31 July 2018, and confirmed that BEIS are considering the responses to the consultation on working with communities and aim to publish a final policy “in the autumn”.

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