Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment when he was informed by the French nuclear safety authorities about the leak in the reactor housing of the Gravelines nuclear plant on the Channel in February; and what assessment he has made of the danger it posed to members of the United Kingdom public.
§ Mrs. Virginia BottomleyWe were not informed of this incident. We understand that there was no release of radioactivity to the environment, and consequently there was no need for Her Majesty's Government to be informed.