§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on his Department's role in the radioactivity research and environment monitoring committee since its inception.
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonThe Scottish Office has been represented on the radioactivity research and environmental monitoring committee since it was established in 1986 and has taken a full part in the committee's work. This has included reviewing and collating the programmes of research and monitoring undertaken both by Government and industry. It has ensured that appropriate work is in hand to cover both the United Kingdom and Scottish interests.