§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on the recent accident to a lorry carrying radioactive pellets to the rocket range on South Uist.
§ Mr. HayhoeOn 20 June a vehicle which regularly transports low-energy radioactive source material to the Royal Artillery range, Hebrides, had a wheel temporarily bogged down at Loch Maddy, North Uist. There was no accident. These deliveries are in specially equipped vehicles, packed so as to comply fully with national safety regulations. The movement of such materials is normal practice in both the public and private sectors and the temporary delay on 20 June created no safety risks.