§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his reply of 8 December, Official Report, column 88, if he will (a) outline marine monitoring for radiation undertaken by his Department and (b) give the precise co-ordinates for the position of the Russian submarine sunk off the Scillies in 1970.
§ Mr. StanleyMy Department conducts marine environmental monitoring at Royal Navy bases in the United Kingdom, at the Holy Loch and at RN bases abroad under British jurisdiction. As stated in my reply to the hon. Member on 8 December, at column 88, my Department has not conducted any checks for radiation leaks from the Soviet submarine that sank off the Scilly Isles in 1970. I understand that the Soviet submarine sank in the vicinity of 48° 30' N, 19° 45' W.