§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Following the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, whether any of the restrictions on the movement of sheep or cattle in the restricted areas are still in force; and, if not, when was the last such restriction lifted, and in what part or parts of the United Kingdom. [HL1237]
§ Baroness HaymanThere are restrictions still in force on the movement, sale and slaughter of sheep in parts of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. There were never any restrictions on the movement, sale or slaughter of cattle in the UK after the Chernobyl accident.
§ Lord Lairdasked Her Majesty's Government:
Following the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, whether any particular areas of the United Kingdom were more severely affected by the fall-out than other areas; and, if so, which were the worst affected areas. [HL1239]
§ Baroness HaymanFollowing the accident in Chernobyl in 1986 the radioactive cloud drifted over the UK and the affected areas were those where heavy rainfall occurred. As a precaution, restrictions on the movement, sale and slaughter of sheep were placed on certain areas within parts of the English counties of Cumbria and Yorkshire; Central, Dumfries and Galloway and Strathclyde regions in Scotland; Gwynedd, Powys and Clwyd in Wales and counties Antrim and Londonderry in Northern Ireland.