HC Deb 10 March 2000 vol 345 cc868-9W
Mr. Cox

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what acreage of farming land has restricted use as a result of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. [113604]

Ms Quin

[holding answer 8 March 2000]: The total area of farming land still subject to restrictions in England as a result of the Chernobyl accident is approximately 2,650 hectares (6,543 acres).