§ Mr. Barronasked the Secretary of State for Energy (1) further to his reply to the hon. Member for Rother Valley on 18 December, Official Report, column 621, concerning emergency arrangements at nuclear power stations, what is the statutory requirement for emergency arrangements to be rehearsed regularly; what is the typical number of inspectors present during the annual exercise at each location; whether any full-scale exercises have been undertaken in recent years other than those witnessed by Her Majesty's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate; whether he has any plans to review the content or frequency of exercises of emergency arrangements; and if he will make a statement;
(2) further to his replies to the hon. Member for Rother Valley on 27 November 1986, Official Report, column 302, 262W and 18 December 1986, Official Report, column 621, concerning duly authorised persons and exercises of emergency arrangements at nuclear power stations, what proportion of duly authorised persons at a typical station is associated with each separate shift; what arrangements are made for newly appointed duly authorised persons to participate in annual exercises witnessed by Her Majesty's Nuclear Installations Inspectorate in the first year of appointment; with what frequency a duly authorised person participates in such annual exercises; what proportion of annual exercise scenarios include rehearsal of off-site measures to protect the public; with what frequency each manager or deputy manager participates in exercises of off-site measures to protect the public; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GoodladI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.