To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many accidents occurred involving (a) road vehicles, (b) aircraft and (c) trains carrying radioactive material in the United Kingdom in each year since 1997. (180661)

[holding answer 21 January 2008]: Since 1989 reports detailing all events involving the transport of radioactive material in the UK have been produced by the Health Protection Agency (HPA) working under contract to the Department for Transport.

Copies of these reports have been placed in the House Library and recent ones have been placed on the HPA website and are also available via the Department's website at the following address:

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/freight/dgt1/guidance/guidance7class/theradiologicalimpactofthetr1178