§ 50. Mr. Masonasked the Prime Minister what is the Government's annual expenditure on research in radioactive fall-out of atom and hydrogen bomb tests.
§ The Prime MinisterIt is not possible readily to distinguish between expenditure on research into radioactive fallout and expenditure on research into the general hazards of radiation.
§ Mr. MasonIs the Prime Minister quite satisfied that sufficient work is being done in this field where there is urgent and most pressing need for us to find out about the effects of radio-strontium 90 on young children? Is he prepared to publish a White Paper outlining our research work in this field, adding a section on the monitoring system we have for checking the waste fission products from atomic energy stations?
§ The Prime MinisterThat is quite a different question from the one on the Order Paper. I will, of course, look into that, or into any other Question the hon. Member puts on the Order Paper.