§ Mr. Ashdownasked the Secretary of State for the Environment (1) what is the highest known level of radon in any dwelling in the Truro constituency; what is the calculated annual effective dose equivalent associated with such a level; what number of dwellings in the Truro constituency have been found to have radon levels above the 20 millisievert action level; what funds are available for remedial building work on such dwellings; and if he will make a statement;
(2) further to his statement on 27 January, Official Report, columns 189–90, concerning radon levels in houses, what estimates are available to his Department of the likely total costs of remedial building relating to the 20 856W millisievert action level for (a) owner-occupiers in Cornwall and (b) local authorities in Cornwall; and if he will make a statement;
(3) further to his statement on 27 January, Official Report, columns 189–90, concerning radon levels in houses, what are the terms under which the Government intend to offer financial assistance to owner-occupiers; what are the proposed limits of such financial assistance; when such assistance will first be available; and if he will make a statement;
(4) further to his statement on 27 January, Official Report, columns 189–90, concerning radon levels in houses, if he has any plans to offer further guidance on the advisability of a pregnant woman residing in a house where the annual dose from radon exceeds the 20 millisievert action level; what is the level of risk to a foetus or unborn child associated with such a level of exposure; and if he will make a statement;
(5) what information is available to his Department concerning any dwellings in Cornwall where advice has been given that a dwelling is unsafe for a pregnant woman due to naturally occurring radioactivity, either from radon gas or from other sources; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI shall answer these questions shortly.