§ Mr. Dodsworthasked the Secretary of State for Energy what is the number of people with ecological training who are employed in the nuclear agencies for which he is responsible; and what qualifications they hold.
§ Mr. EadieThe nuclear agencies for which I and my right hon. Friend have responsibility—the AEA, BNFL and TRC—approach ecological matters in a multi-disciplinary fashion. Within these organisations, specialist units have about 160 graduate scientists and professional engineers working full time in such areas as health physics, environmental and medical sciences research, radiation physics and radiobiology. In addition, there are substantial numbers of support staff, some of them with qualifications below degree level.