§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will make it his policy to instigate a national survey to establish those properties where radiation levels are above acceptable levels; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. TrippierA representative national survey of radon in houses has been carried out by the National Radiological Protection Board; the results are given in the publication "Natural Radiation Exposure in UK Dwellings, NRPB—R190, May 1988", a copy of which has been placed in the Library of the House. A further programme of radon surveys by the NRPB is being funded by my Department.