§ Mr. HawkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what plans he has to issue more invitations for free radon measurements to householders living in areas where there are high radon levels. [13439]
§ Mr. ClappisonFollowing two successful campaigns conducted last year, we intend to offer a further quarter of a million invitations to have a free radon measurement this year. Invitations will be sent to all homes in England where there is a greater than 5 per cent. chance of being138W above the Government's radon action level, and which have not already received an invitation. Maps have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses showing these areas.
The invitations will complete a two-year programme to ensure that all households in the most radon-affected parts of the country have received an invitation to have a free measurement. The results obtained will allow clearer identification of localised areas where radon is a particular problem. Future measurement programmes will concentrate on these within the areas with a greater than 5 per cent. chance of being above the action level.