§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Energy what information he has as to the number of persons employed or previously employed at the Sizewell nuclear power station who have died, or are suspected of having died, of leukaemia; and if he will give similar details for any stated non-nuclear power station for the longest and most convenient stated period of time.
§ Mr. John MooreThe answer to the first part of the question was given in the reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East (Mrs. Short) on 28 February. The CEGB has no evidence to link the deaths from leukaemia that have occurred at Sizewell with radiation exposure at the site.
Systematic records of deaths of employees or former employees arising from leukaemia are not kept by the CEGB for non-nuclear power stations.