HC Deb 09 December 1988 vol 143 cc379-80W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he has made the preliminary contour map of radioactive caesium deposition resulting from the aeriel survey of Cumbria available to all the farmers in the restricted area of that county; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Ryder

No. Only the final report on this survey will be published.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether he will make the preliminary contour map of radioactive caesium deposition resulting from the aerial survey of Cumbria available in the Library; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Ryder

I have nothing to add to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member on 28 November at column190.

Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many farmers and landowners(a) from the restricted area of Cumbria and (b) from outside the restricted area attended the meeting at Edenbridge house, Carlisle on 23 November to discuss the aerial survey of post-Chernobyl radioactivity; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Ryder

The farmers and landowners who attended the meeting on 23 November were chosen by their representative organisations. I understand that all of them farm within the original restricted area of Cumbria, though the farms of three of them are no longer under restriction.