§ Mr. HallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list all sites in Cheshire notified to his Department as contaminated with dioxin. [5437]
§ Mr. ClappisonNo sites have been notified to my Department as contaminated with dioxins.
§ Mr. HallTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment(1)if he will make a statement on the threat to public health caused by dioxin-contaminated sits in Cheshire, and what action will be taken to clean up these sites; [5438]
(2) what steps will be taken to protect public health in respect of sites in Cheshire that are contaminated with dioxin. [5439]
§ Mr. ClappisonI know of no sites in Cheshire which pose a risk to public health from dioxins.