HC Deb 11 February 2000 vol 344 c329W
Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what advice the UK National Radiological Protection Board has given to travellers to Kosovo. [106928]

Yvette Cooper

The National Radiological Protection Board has given the following advice to travellers to Kosovo in an information sheet issued in July 1999 on Depleted UraniumPeople visiting or working in Kosovo, for example press and relief agencies, should seek advice from appropriate authorities on the disposition of damaged vehicles or areas of DU contamination and avoid disturbing these areas. If access to potentially contaminated areas is deemed essential, then advice should be sought from the Ministry of Defence or the Foreign Office on any protective measures required.

This information may be found on the NRPB's website.