§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Wales how many women in Wales died of (a) breast cancer and (b) cervical cancer in each of the years 1980 to 1985, inclusive.
§ Mr. Nicholas EdwardsThe information is given in the following table:
advice to inquirers about the consequences of the Chernobyl reactor disaster; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Nicholas Edwardsinformation and advice was provided on 5 May by the National Radiological Protection Board, in conjunction with the Welsh Office and other Government Departments. A statement was made to the House on 6 May by my right hon. Friend the 251W Secretary of State for the Environment about the arrangements for monitoring the effects in the United Kingdom of the accident at Chernobyl and a special telephone inquiry point was established that day within the Welsh Office. On 7 May, the Welsh Office issued a press notice updating advice given previously, and further advice will be issued as necessary.