HC Deb 23 January 1989 vol 145 c407W
Mr. Foulkes

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what effect the discharging of radioactive primary coolant by United States' submarines has had on radioactivity levels in the Holy Loch since 1960.

Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

The Holy Loch has been monitored regularly both by the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food since the United States base was established. The results have confirmed that any radioactivity present in the environment arising from the operation of the base has been small and of low significance in radiological terms.