Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Tuesday, 29 April 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 20 May 2003. It was answered by Lord Hain (Labour) on Tuesday, 20 May 2003 on behalf of the Wales Office.

Office of the Secretary of State for Wales

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many farms in Wales are affected by the radioactive fall out from the 1986 Chernobyl accident; and what land area they cover. - Inc figures.

Answer: Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many farms in Wales are still affected by the radioactive fall out from the 1986 Chernobyl accident; and what land area they cover. [111365] Peter Hain: There are currently 359 holdings in Wales within the restricted area with 180,000 sheep under restriction arising from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986. There are no details of the total land area under restriction because not all the land attributed to a holding is necessarily under restriction. The areas affected are mountain grazings, the farm low land is generally free from restrictions.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 111365; 405 c719-20W;405 c717-8W
Session: 2002-03
Subjects: Accidents Contamination Land Farms Wales Sheep Nuclear reactors Radioactive fallout Chernobyl
Contains statistics: Yes
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