HC Deb 21 April 1980 vol 983 cc2-3W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Employment (1), pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Wolverhampton, North-East on 7 March, who appoints the doctor to carry out initial medical and blood examinations for all persons designated for employment as classified workers at licensed nuclear sites; what tests the doctor gives; what opportunities there are for the appointed doctor to examine any person employed on the site who may have been exposed to radiation without prior consultation with the managers of licensed nuclear sites; and who decides whether an employee might have been so exposed, and using what criteria;

(2) who liaises with the appointed doctor on licensed nuclear sites to inform him of possible exposure to radiation by employees; who is responsible for carrying out regular monitoring of employees designated as classified workers on (a) licensed nuclear sites and (b) other Government and private establishments where exposure to radiation takes place.

Mr. Mayhew

I shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.