§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) if he is satisfied that there are sufficient medical staff trained in the treatment of radiation exposure and injury to be able to deal with a major accident occurring at a nuclear power facility;
(2) what training programmes in radiology induced illnesses exist to provide medical staff able to administer 202W effective treatment to victims of radiation exposure; and how many staff have been trained to deal with such illnesses occurring on a large scale.
§ Mr. Geoffrey FinsbergSerious radiation exposure and injuries resulting from an accident at a nuclear installation are likely to be restricted to those people working on the site. Operators of installations are required to make contingency arrangements for the treatment of such cases in consultation with the local health authorities. I have no reason to believe that there are difficulties in making such arrangements due to lack of trained staff. Medical training is a matter for the professions concerned.