§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will publish a table showing for England each reading of radioactive caesium found in sheep and lamb which was over 3,000 Bq/kg, giving the precise level of radioactivity in each case, the date of the reading, and the approximate location.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonResults of testing of sheepmeat in England have been placed in the Library of the House. Readings of radioactive caesium over 3,000 Bq/kg in sheep and lambs have been found in Cumbria as follows:
Location Date Level Bq/kg Copeland 2 July 1986 3,665 Copeland 2 July 1986 3,572 Copeland 2 July 1986 3,238 Copeland 12 July 1986 3,691 Copeland 13 July 1986 3,324 Copeland 13 July 1986 3,501 Copeland 13 July 1986 3,155 Copeland 12 September 1986 3,831 Copeland 12 September 1986 3,262 Copeland 8 October 1986 3,645 Allerdale 8 October 1986 3,636 Copeland 8 October 1986 3,879 Copeland 10 October 1986 3,339 Copeland 22 October 1986 3,924 Copeland 29 October 1986 3,240