To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment what were the environmental consequences in terms of spots of high radiation in Cumbria arising from the uranium fire in B/30 decanners in the 1970s.

The incident and its consequences are described by the National Radiological Protection Board in its report on "The Risks of Leukaemia and Other Cancers in Seascale from Radiation Exposure" (NRPB—171) prepared at the request of Sir Douglas Black's independent advisory group. I am arranging for a copy to be placed in the Library of the House.