§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if copra exports from Christmas Island have been monitored for radioactivity; to which countries copra has been exported; and how such consignments have been checked for contamination.
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§ Mr. EggarI have been asked to reply.
Exports of copra from Christmas Island have not been monitored for radioactivity by the British Government. Extensive environmental monitoring showed that no indigenous products were likely to have been affected to any significant extent by surface radioactivity.