HC Deb 13 November 1987 vol 122 cc348-9W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will place in the Library details of(a) the precise location and (b) the geology of each of the sites for the monitoring of radioactivity conducted in Yorkshire during the weeks beginning 2 and 9 November.

Mr. Donald Thompson

Because it has not been practicable to monitor for radioactivity on all holdings in the relevant area of Yorkshire, it is not fair on occupiers to single out for publication those holdings that have been monitored. I will, therefore, identify sites to their general locality and I hope that this will be sufficient for the hon. Member. The details that the hon. Member requests for the last two weeks are still in the final stages of preparation, but I will place the detailed results in the Library of the House very shortly and let the hon. Member know when I have done so. In the meantime I would refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave to my hon. Friend, the Member for Skipton and Ripon (Mr. Curry) today which contains a general statement of results so far.