§ Mr. CurryTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what are the results of his Department's further safety checks on lambs in the Skipton-Ilkley area.
Measurements of caesium levels in samples taken from the Skipton-Ilkley and Harrogate areas in November 1987 Locations and numbers of samples Range A. Vegetation 1. Grass (including silage): Aldringham, Askwith (3), Bolton Abbey, Cracoe, Draughton, Harrogate, Silsden, Skipton, Skipton Moor (2), Thorlby (2) (14 samples in Cs 134 <4–<14Bq/kg all) Cs 137 <6–39 Bq/kg Total Cs < 11–49 Bq/kg 2. Heather: Barden Moor, Embsay Moor, Harrogate Cs 134 < 15–120 Bq/kg (3), Ilkley Moor, Skipton, Threshfield (8 samples in all) Cs 137 43–380 Bq/kg Total Cs <58–599 Bq/kg 3. Bilberries: Barden Moor, Harrogate (2 samples in Cs 134 22–54 Bq/kg all) Csl37 67–162 Bq/kg Total Cs 89–216 Bq/kg B. Milk Askwith (2), Bolton Abbey, Embsay, Harrogate, Cs 134 <3– <8 Bq/1 Rylstone, Silsden (7 samples in all) Cs 137 <4– <10Bq/1 Total Cs <7– <17Bq/1 C. Lamb Meat Cs 134 <9–25 Skipton (2) (2 samples in all) Cs 137 <11–83 Total Cs <20–108 D. Sheep (Live Monitoring) Addingham, Askwith (2), Clifton, Draughton, Farnley, Halton East, Malham Moor, Rylstone, Settle, Silsden (3), Skipton, Threshfield (2), (20 sheep or more from each of 16 flocks—363 animals in all) 0–442 Bq/kg