§ Mr. Donald Stewartasked the Secretary of State for Defence what is his latest estimate of the period during which it will be unsafe for (a) animals and (b) humans to land on Gruinard Island.
§ Mr. PattieThe likely duration of contamination, methods of decontamination, their potential effectiveness and their cost remain under intensive review. Following laboratory tests of a number of potential decontaminants, it is now planned to undertake field trials on Gruinard Island.