§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what inquiries have been made by his Department into the loss of a Caesium-137 source by British Coal from the Marine colliery.
§ Mr. Gwilym JonesThe loss of a caesium-137 source from Marine colliery came to light during an investigation by Her Majesty's inspectorate of pollution in the second half of 1991, into British Coal's registered holdings of radioactive materials at their sites in Wales. HMIP required the company to comply with a condition in their certificate of registration under the Radioactive Substances Act 1960, to take all reasonably practicable measures to recover the source, but it was not found. British Coal was subsequently fined a total of £20,000.