§ Mr. Willie W. Hamiltonasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how much milk has been thrown away in Scotland and the north of England since the beginning of May.
§ Mrs. Fenner[pursuant to her reply, 14 May 1986, c. 485]: No milk has had to be disposed of in Scotland and the north of England since the beginning of May as a result of the incident at the Chernobyl reactor. Levels of iodine 131 in milk arising from the activity deposited during the weekend of 3 to 4 May, which have always been well below levels at which precautionary action would need to be considered, are falling. Levels of radiocaesium, which are also well below the action level, are beginning to show signs of decreasing.