§ Mr. D. E. Thomasasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what agencies have conducted radioactive monitoring on behalf of his Department in each year since it assumed responsibility for this function.
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§ Mr. Jopling[pursuant to the reply, 26 June 1986, c. 307]: Operators of nuclear sites in the United Kingdom are required as a condition of the authorisation granted under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 to carry out comprehensive monitoring of radioactivity in both discharges and in the environment. My Department undertakes an indpendent programme of monitoring of radioactivity in the marine and terrestial environment around nuclear installations. In addition, a number of other agencies, including the National Radiological Protection Board, the Institute of Terrestial Ecology and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, undertake ad hoc monitoring studies on behalf of the Department.