HC Deb 06 November 1997 vol 300 cc330-1W
17. Mr. Skinner

To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will make a statement about dioxin levels in the area around the Coalite works in Bolsover. [12626]

Mr. Morley

The Department sampled milk from 19 farms in the Bolsover area in July this year. The results of this survey were published recently and show that the levels of dioxins in all samples of milk, except from one farm, are similar to those found in other parts of the UK. The one farm runs a suckler herd and does not produce milk for human consumption.