HC Deb 23 November 1987 vol 123 c13W
Dr. David Clark

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many sheep have been monitored for radioactivity in each month since 1 September 1986 in each county in Wales.

Mr. Peter Walker

The information is set out in the table. No sheep were monitored in Gwent, Mid, South or West Glamorgan.

Numbers of Sheep monitored for radioactivity from 1 September 1986 to 31 October 1987 in Wales
Clwyd Dyfed Gwynedd Powys
1986
September 30 Nil 460 26
October 12 Nil 2,540 60
November Nil Nil 3,990 816
December Nil 80 4,201 1,325
1987
January 7,594 1,365 12,979 862
February 1,624 170 3,458 351
March 126 Nil 329 Nil
April Nil Nil 585 100
May 20 Nil 2,304 113
June 140 Nil 4,321 138
July 270 Nil 17,295 487
August 260 Nil 50,399 718
September 971 Nil 71,863 3,451
October 576 267 20,840 1,180