§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he has any plans to collate centrally the records for radiation does exposure of submarine refit personnel prior 439W to 1979; and if he will assess the distribution of total radiation dose exposure for refit workers in the ranges up to 5, greater than 5 to 10, greater than 10 to 15, greater than 15 to 20, greater than 20 to 25, greater than 25 to 30, greater than 30 to 35, greater than 35 to 40, greater than 40 to 45, greater than 45 to 50 and greater than 50 milliSieverts, in terms of percentage of overall work force.
§ Mr. NeubertRecords of radiation dose exposures of submarine refit personnel prior to 1979 are already held centrally. The analysis requested, however, could be supplied only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence in what form the records for individual radiation dose exposure of submarine refit personnel were collated and held prior to 1979; if they are available to the House; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NeubertIndividual radiation dose records prior to 1979 are held centrally in paper form. Analysis of this information could be supplied to the House only at a disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence without identifying any individual by name or by any other means what is the total occupational, whole body equivalent radiation dose exposure of each individual worker employed in the Royal Navy dockyards in the United Kingdom, in milliSieverts, grouped in the bands up to 5, greater than 5 to 10, greater than 10 to 15, greater than 15 to 20, greater than 20 to 25, greater than 25 to 30, greater than 30 to 35, greater than 35 to 40, greater than 40 to 45, greater than 45 to 50 and greater than 50 for each year since the onset of the naval nuclear propulsion programme and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NeubertThe data requested were contained in my reply to the hon. Member on 18 April at column942. Further sub-division of the data into 5 mSv intervals can be produced only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. McFallTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what is the average radiation dose exposure of refit workers involved with the United States nuclear propulsion programme; what is the average radiation dose exposure of refit workers in the United Kingdom; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NeubertInformation concerning the average radiation dose exposure of American refit workers is a matter for the United States authorities. The figures showing the average radiation dose exposure of refit workers in the royal dockyards were given in my reply to the hon. Member on 2 May at column944.