§ Mr. Tony BanksTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if any licence applications have been made by(a) Lilly research centre, (b) Serono Diagnostics, (c) Mercia Diagnostics and (d) the central veterinary research laboratory for the discharge of radioactive waste; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MoynihanLilly Research Centre Ltd., Serono Diagnostics Ltd., Mercia Diagnostics Ltd., and the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory are all authorised under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960 to discharge small quantities of low-level radioactive waste. The authorisations are issued by my Department and the organisations are inspected under the 1960 Act by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Pollution to check that any discharges of radioactive waste are within authorised limits.