HC Deb 20 June 1972 vol 839 c92W
Mr. Kinnock

asked the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT each area of Monmouthshire in which over 200 milligrammes per square metre of solid material have been found in the atmosphere.

Mr. Peter Thomas

Six out of the 24 grit and dust monitoring gauges in Monmouthshire have recorded daily averages of over 200 milligrammes per square metre of grit and dust over the period April, 1971, to March, 1972, the latest 12 monthly period for which figures are available. They are:

  • Bishton Station No. 1.
  • Magor and St. Mellons No. 1.
  • Llanmartin No. 1.
  • Nash No. 1.
  • Ebbw Vale No. 1.
  • Ebbw Vale No. 6.