Written question asked by David Chaytor (Labour) on Monday, 20 October 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 3 November 2003. It was answered by Melanie Johnson (Labour) on Monday, 3 November 2003 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health, when he expects to receive the Food Standards Agency report on Radioactivity in Food and the Environment, 2002. - Report in Library Dep 03/2273). - Includes fact that published the report on 29 October 2003, copy in Library.

Answer: Mr. Chaytor: To ask the Secretary of State for Health when he expects to receive the Food Standards Agency report on "Radioactivity in Food and the Environment", 2002. [134073] Miss Melanie Johnson: The Food Standards Agency published the report on "Radioactivity in Food and the Environment" for 2002 on 29 October 2003. Copies of the report have been placed in the Library. For the first time, this report will contain data from monitoring of radioactivity in food and the environment throughout the United Kingdom. The report is a collaboration between the FSA, the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the Environment Agency and the Environment and Heritage Service of Northern Ireland.

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