§ 60. Mr. Swinglerasked the Minister of Health what regulations he has issued about the protection of hospital workers using radioactive substances and about the disposal of radioactive waste in hospitals.
§ Miss Hornsby-SmithIt is the normal practice of hospitals in the National Health Service to observe the recommendations of the British X-ray and Radium Protection Committee about protection and working conditions in X-ray and radium departments. This code of practice is, however, in some respects out-of-date and my right hon. Friend hopes to bring into operation shortly a revised code approved by the Radioactive Substances Advisory Committee which includes a section governing the disposal of radioactive waste.