§ Mr. Wallaceasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will state the levels of radioactivity in the atmosphere as monitored at locations within Highland region, Orkney and Shetland on each of 3, 4 and 5 May.
§ Mr. AncramRegular monitoring of radioactivity levels in air is undertaken at the Dounreay site of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority. Results for Iodine 131 on 3, 4, and 5 May were 0.3 Becquerels per cubic metre, 1.7 Becquerels per cubic metre and 0.06218W Becquerels per cubic metre respectively. Arrangements have been made for an air sample from Lerwick to be analysed, but the result is not yet available.