§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the number of(a) farms, (b) sheep and (c) acres currently subject to post-Chernobyl restrictions; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Peter WalkerRestrictions affect approximately 416 holdings, 300,000 sheep and 210,000 acres in Wales.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) if he will list the number of sheep sampled for radioactivity in each county in Wales for(a) 1986, (b) 1987, (c) 1988, (d) 1989 and (e) to date in 1990; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will list the number of sheep sampled for radioactivity in Wales for (a) 1986, (b) 1987, (c) 1988, (d) 1989 and (e) to date in 1990 including the number of sheep with levels of radioactivity (i) over 4,000 bq/kg, (ii) 3,000 to 3,999 bq, (iii) 2,000 to 2,999, (iv) 1,000 to 1,999, (v) 500 to 999, and (vi) below 499; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerThe results of my Department's monitoring of sheep for radioactivity, including live-monitoring of sheep leaving the restricted area in north Wales, are published regularly and copies placed in the Library of the House. Some of the published information is in the form requested by the hon. Gentleman. Where it is not, it could be put in the form requested only at disproportionate cost.
§ Dr. David ClarkTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many sheep have been monitored for radioactivity in slaughterhouses in each county in Wales in each year since 1986; how many were found to be above the 1,000 bq/kg limit; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter WalkerA pilot programme of monitoring sheep carcasses at slaughterhouses has been in operation in north Wales since March 1989. In Clwyd some 2,300 have been monitored and in Gwynedd some 4,500; all were below 1,000 bq/kg.