HC Deb 10 February 1999 vol 325 c216W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to his answer of 20 January 1999,Official Report, columns 460–61, on RN Base Faslane, in which year the current civilian system of monitoring started at RN Naval Base Clyde; and what proportion of Navy supervisors were qualified to City and Guilds standards prior to that date. [69087]

Mr. Spellar

The use of civilian Health Physics Monitoring Supervisors was introduced at the Clyde Naval Base around November 1989.

Prior to this date, there were two categories of supervisors in the area of Health Physics, both were Royal Naval personnel. Monitoring Supervisors were in charge of the administration of the Monitors, while Radiological Protection Supervisors maintained an oversight of the Monitoring aspects. The latter were qualified to City and Guilds Stage 2 in Radiation Safety Practice.