§ Mr. CashTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security whether he proposes any changes in the series of statistics covering households with below average incomes.
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§ Mr. HanleyThere is no regular monitoring regime for freshwater fish flesh. Monitoring and testing are undertaken, however, where problems are suspected.
In 1990, at the request of the Foyle Fisheries Commission, a number of samples of salmon from the River Foyle estuary were analysed for contaminants.
In 1986–87 Northern Ireland scientists participated in a United Kingdom survey of pesticide and heavy metal residues in eels from freshwater sites. A similar survey is planned for 1995.