§ Mr. Campbell-Savoursasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether the inquiry that was announced on 2 November, Official Report, columns 383–84, into the radioactive discharges near Sellafield will include an examination of coastline low level radiation levels along the whole length of Cumbria's coast from the Duddon estuary in the south to the mouth of the Eden in the north, and from the mouth of the Eden to Stranraer in the west.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeI have been asked to reply.
I refer the hon. Member to my reply to the hon. Member for Great Grimsby (Mr. Mitchell) on 3 November 1983.—[Vol. 47, c. 458.] Sir Douglas Black has been asked to examine the evidence concerning the alleged cluster of cancer cases in the village of Seascale, consider the need for further research and make recommendations. It is for Sir Douglas and his team to determine the questions for investigation and the extent of their inquiries. There is already an extensive body of monitoring data about coastal radiation levels on which he can draw.