I think the fact that we're discussing this in the Chamber today highlights that there are very real concerns among the people of Wales on the intention to dump mud from Hinkley off the south Wales coast.

I have been in touch with scientists, campaigners and the Geiger Bay campaign particularly, and all of them expressed real concerns about the impact of such dumping on the environment, marine life and also public health this side of the Bristol channel. I've also had discussions with the regulatory body, Natural Resources Wales, in order to discuss the process around these proposals. I made it clear in my meeting with them that we need a thorough EIA that is also transparent as part of this process. And if there are any significant questions that haven't been answered at the end of that process, then it's unlikely that either I or anyone else in their right mind could support the intention to dump hundreds of thousands of tonnes of mud, which could be contaminated, in Welsh waters.