§ 21. Miss Emma NicholsonTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what evidence he has to show that the food chain was fully protected in the period immediately after the Chernobyl incident.
§ Mr. GummerFull compendia of the results of the Department's extensive monitoring programme have been published and copies are in the Library of the House. This work has been backed up by dietary surveys and independent whole-body monitoring programmes in various parts of the country. Considered alongside the controls introduced on the movement and slaughter of sheep in certain areas, these fully demonstrate the excellent protection afforded to consumers both at home and abroad in relation to United Kingdom food protection.
§ 45. Mr. CoxTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what is the estimated number of animals still affected by radioactivity in the United Kingdom following the Chernobyl accident.
§ Mr. Donald ThompsonThe restrictions imposed following the Chernobyl accident now apply to some 650,000 sheep in the United Kingdom.