§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many sheep have been monitored for radioactivity in each month since 1 September 1986, in each county in England.
§ Mr. Donald Thompson[holding answer 23 November 1987]: The information requested is set out in the following table.
147W1 No sheep have been monitored in counties not included in the list.
2 Two survey exercises were carried out inside or close to the restricted area in Cumbria: in April/May 1987, 2,023 sheep were monitored, in July/August 1987, 960 sheep were monitored. These figures are not included in the monthly table, but should be added to the total.
3 Figures for Cumbria incomplete.
England—Total County1 Total Bucks 847 Cheshire 1,409 Cleveland 261 Cumbria2 89,007 Derby 36 Devon 914 Durham 189 Essex 102 Hampshire 103 Here/Worcs 11 Humberside (N) 245 Isle of Wight 92 Kent 216 Lancs 1,743 Lincoln 73 Norfolk 79 Northants 7 Northumberland 1,044 Notts 1 Oxford 112 Shropshire 2,096 Somerset 299 Yorks (North) 676 Yorks (West) 1,427 100,989 1 No sheep have been monitored in counties not included in the list. 2Two survey exercises were carried out inside or close to the restricted area in Cumbria: in April/May 1987, 2,023 sheep were monitored, in July/August 1987, 960 sheep were monitored. These figures are not included in the monthly table, but should be added to the total.