§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list by year for the last 10 years the allocation of resources for programmes of radiological protection(a) from nuclear reprocessing plants and (b) from indoor exposure to radon; what additional research and resources are being planned to reduce exposure from indoor radon gas; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyInformation in the form requested is not readily available. Expenditure figures for the Department over the past two years and planned expenditure for this financial year are as follows:
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£ thousand 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 Radiation monitoring programmes and associated research in respect of the Sellafield plant 480 532 340 Radon research and surveys 210 250 300 In addition, the Department will contribute to local authority costs in providing home improvement grants for radon remedial work.