§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what advice he has received from the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment and the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee about radioactive particles on the beaches near Dounreay nuclear establishment. [26782]
§ Lord James Douglas-HamiltonA joint statement by the Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment and the Radioactive Waste Management Advisory Committee, "Potential Health Effects and Possible Sources of Radioactive Particles Found in the Vicinity of Dounreay Nuclear Establishment", has been published today. A copy of that statement, which is published by HMSO, has been placed in the Library of the House.
The Government are grateful to both committees for their work and look to the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority to respond positively to the recommendations made in the statement.