§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will make a statement about the emergency declared on 18 January 1984 in Preston concerning a train of nuclear container wagons; and how many other such emergencies have been declared concerning such trains in the past two years.
§ Mr. RidleyThe emergency services attended Preston railway station on 18 January to investigate a suspected loose weather cover on a wagon conveying an irradiated nuclear fuel transport flask. As a precaution the station was partially evacuated until specialists had confirmed that all was in order and that there had been no danger. No incidents involving similar action have been reported during the past two years.