§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he is satisfied with the monitoring of radioactive discharges from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority facility at Winfrith Heath, Dorset.
§ Mr. WaldegraveYes. The Department of the Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food carry out regular monitoring and I am satisfied that discharges continue to pose no threat to the public.
§ Mr. Stephen Rossasked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make a statement on the circumstances in which radioactive contamination emanating from the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority's research facility at Winfrith Heath has been discovered near Ventnor, Isle of Wight; and what steps he is taking to seek to prevent a recurrence.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI understand that the radioactivity referred to resulted from routine liquid discharges from the Atomic Energy Establishment Winfrith and were radiologically insignificant. There is no cause for concern.