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What monitoring of levels of radiation takes place in North West England. [HL 6251]. - Inc ref to reports by the Environment Agency, Radioactivity in the Environment; and by the Food Standards Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Radioactivity in Food and the Environment.

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

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Written questions

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Answered

Date

7 November 2002

Reference

640 c151WA; HL 6251

House

House of Lords

Rooker, RtHonLord

What monitoring of local government workings, where a cabinet system has been introduced, has been undertaken; and, if monitoring has taken place, what are the findings. [HL 4688].

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

23 July 2002

Reference

HL 4688; 638 c44WA

House

House of Lords

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what reports he has assessed of radioactivity ratings of silt and mud produced by sandwinning plant screening processes on the north west coast of England. - Includes figures and ref to 'Radioactivity in the Environment'.

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

3 April 2001

For answer on

11 May 2001

Answered on

11 May 2001

Mr. Fearn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what reports he has assessed of radioactivity ratings of silt and mud produced by sand winning plant screening processes on the north-west coast of England. [157153] Mr. Meacher: The Environment Agency routinely monitors the coastline of north-west England for radionuclides and the results are published in its annual "Radioactivity in the Environment" report. In addition, an ad hoc assessment programme was initiated at the end of 1998 to assess the radiation levels in the lagoons that receive the waste washings from the sand winning process at Southport. Samples of sediments were taken from the lagoons in 1998 and 1999 and analysed for radionuclides and the results were reported back to the Environment Agency. The reported levels for the two most significant radionuclides present in the sediment, caesium-137 and americium-241, were as follows: caesium-137 ranged from 60.5 to 1510 Bq/kg with a mean value of 585 Bq/kg; americium-241 ranged from 19.7 to 394 Bq/kg with a mean value of 180 Bq/kg. The Environment Agency undertook an initial radiological assessment based on these levels. They used Generalised Derived Limits (GDLs) for marine sediments, published by NRPB as a yardstick. GDLs are levels of radioactivity which, using pessimistic exposure assumptions, would result in a dose of 1 milliSievert per year. Using pessimistic exposure assumptions, and taking account of direct external exposure, inadvertent ingestion, and inhalation of re-suspended particulate (i.e. dried sand and mud being blown by the wind), these mean values would lead to a maximum dose of respectively 12 per cent. and 0.2 per cent. of the 1 milliSievert per year dose limit for the general public. The radioactivity levels in the sediment were not considered high enough to warrant a full radiological risk assessment, and detailed assessment of the effects of ingestion/inhalation over time has not been carried out. These results are consistent with the Agency's routine coastal monitoring programme. I understand that no further monitoring of the lagoons has been undertaken.

Date

11 May 2001

Reference

368 c378W; 157153

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how many beaches are regularly monitored for radioactivity in the North West Region. - Inc figures and ref to "Radioactivity in the Environment", copies in the Library.

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

17 January 2001

Reference

361 c257W; 144943

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what (a) levels and (b) types of beach pollution were measured in Southport in each year since 1994. - Inc ref to "Bathing Water Directive, Detailed Summary of Survey Results, United Kingdom", and "www.environment-agency.gov.uk".

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

25 July 2000

Reference

354 c583W; 132490

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans his Department has to increase monitoring of wildfowl in the Ribble Estuary, Lancashire.

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

18 April 2000

Reference

119099; 348 c449W

House

House of Commons

Dept of the Environment Transport and the Regions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what new measures he proposes to improve the monitoring of discharges into the Irish Sea from the United Kingdom's nuclear facilities. - Inc ref to reports 'Radioactivity in the Environment' and 'Radioactivity in Food and the Environment'....

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 June 1998

For answer on

30 June 1998

Answered on

30 June 1998

Mr. Fearn: To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what new measures he proposes to improve the monitoring of discharges into the Irish Sea from the United Kingdom's nuclear facilities. [47695] Angela Eagle: Radioactive discharges from UK nuclear sites are subject to rigorous and stringent monitoring requirements under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993. Nuclear site operators must take and analyse samples of effluent for radioactivity. The Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection Action (SEPA) take independent samples for analysis as a check. The operators' results and those of the environment agencies are made available to the public. In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) has carried out extensive monitoring of the marine environment since the early 1960s and each year the monitoring programme is scrutinised to ensure that it is effectively targeted. Monitoring methodology is constantly reviewed, so that the most appropriate techniques are used. Research work is also carried out into the various chemical and physical processes that affect the pathways of radioactivity back to man. A summary of the main findings of the Environment Agency's monitoring programmes is published annually in a report called Radioactivity in the Environment. The last report published covered the year 1996. The results of the radioactivity monitoring programmes undertaken by MAFF and SEPA are published jointly in a report called Radioactivity in Food and the Environment. The last report published covered the year 1996. Copies of both reports can be found in the Library of the House.

Date

30 June 1998

Reference

315 c121-2W; 47695

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written question

Whether he will detail the criteria used to assess the level of pollution on British beaches. - Bathing water quality is assessed according to standards set out in directive 76/160/EEC.

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 March 1991

Reference

188 c128W

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written question

What action Minister intends to take to ensure that beaches awarded EEC blue flag safety levels maintain the standards & to monitor those standards.

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

16 July 1990

Reference

176 c456W

House

House of Commons

Untitled Oral question

1st supplementary on Londons drinking water.

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

27 June 1990

Reference

175 c308

House

House of Commons

Untitled Oral question

When DOE expects all British drinking water sources to comply with European requirements for maximum pesticide residue levels.

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

27 June 1990

Reference

175 c308

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written question

Whether RIMNET monitoring stations are manned 24 hours per day

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 November 1988

Reference

142 c204W;142 c203W

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written question

Where is nearest RIMNET station to Southport. - [holding answer 28 Nov 1988]: Manchester

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 November 1988

Reference

142 c204W;142 c203W

House

House of Commons

Untitled Written question

If any emergency services were informed of radioactive clouds that passed over north-west of England on night of 28-29 Oct. - No releases of radioactivity to environment have been either notified to or detected by DOE

Asked by

Lord Fearn (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department of the Environment

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

11 November 1988

Reference

140 c317W

House

House of Commons

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