§ Mr. Gordon Brownasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what further steps he will take to monitor radiation levels in the Fife region and especially the area around Rosyth dockyard.
§ Mr. AncramMonitoring of the area around Rosyth dockyard is undertaken regularly on behalf of the Scottish Development Department and the results are published in statistical bulletins. In addition, a national monitoring programme, which includes regular milk samples from Fife, is maintained by the National Radiological Protection Board and the Harwell laboratory of the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority.
The results do not point to unusual radiation levels in Fife or to any need to extend monitoring there. Monitoring programmes are however kept under review, taking into account the views of local authorities and other interests.