§ Mr. HardyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what is his estimate of the volume of irradiated material and the scale of pollution from radioactive discharges which entered British coastal waters from the nuclear power stations on or near the northern coast of France during 1989.
§ Mr. TrippierA programme of regular and extensive monitoring of the marine environment around the United Kingdom coastline is carried out by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. It is not possible to estimate the amount of irradiated material from overseas nuclear installations within the low levels of radioactivity measured in United Kingdom coastal waters.