HC Deb 24 November 1987 vol 123 cc141-3W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland how many sheep have been monitored for radioactivity in each month since 1 September 1986 in each region in Scotland.

Mr. Michael Forsyth

[holding answer 23 November 1987]: The information is as follows:

June July August September October
1 SM 2 LM SM LM SM LM SM LM SM LM
Tayside — 65 — 49 3 — 2 — — 3330
Western Isles — 110 — 10 2 — 2 — 1 —
Scotland monthly total — 2,201 6 1,398 24 4,958 30 9,232 5 4,920
1 SM Slaughterhouse Monitoring.
2 LM Live Monitoring.
3 Marked sheep.
4Sheep monitored on restricted farms in conjunction with the mark and release scheme.

Scotland—Total
1SM 2LM
Borders 42 613
Central 42 5,061
Dumfries and Galloway 36 6,998
Fife 42 40
Grampian 36 100
Highland 42 366
Lothian 19 40
Orkney 59 80
Shetland
Strathclyde 47 11,533
Tayside 41 444
Western Isles 27 120
Scotland monthly total 433 25,395
1 SM = Slaughterhouse monitoring.
2 LM = Live monitoring.