To ask the Secretary of State for Employment how many sites have been exempted from regulation 3 of the Public Information for Radiation Emergency Regulations 1992.

No sites are exempted from regulation 3 of the Public Information for Radiation Emergencies Regulation 1992—PIRER. In fact, there are no powers to exempt employers from regulation 3 of PIRER except for that provided under regulation 5 which is vested in my right hon. and learned Friend the Secretary of State for Defence and can be exercised only in the interest of national security.

To ask the Secretary of State for Employment if she will list each incident in the United Kingdom since 1963 that would have qualified as a radiation emergency if regulation 2 of the Public Information for Radiation Emergency Regulations 1992 had been in force.

It is thought that there have not been any incidents in the United Kingdom since 1963 that would have qualified as a radiation emergency under regulation 2 of the Public Information for Radiation Emergencies Regulations 1992. However, it is not possible to provide the information required to verify this without incurring disproportionate costs.