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Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that the UK maintains its monitoring programmes of the levels of radioactivity in the environment following withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty;  whether a reciprocal notification system will be established to ensure that the UK and the Euratom member states can share such information; and what assessment they have made of whether this will be sufficient to provide confidence internationally that the UK is meeting its environmental obligations, and to ensure that the UK is able to understand and provide timely responses to the potential implications of unplanned activities in other countries.  HL4915

Question HL4915: tabled on 22 January 2018 and due for answer by 5 February 2018

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Lord Carlile of Berriew to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps are being taken to ensure that the UK maintains its monitoring programmes of the levels of radioactivity in the environment following withdrawal from the Euratom Treaty;  whether a reciprocal notification system will be established to ensure that the UK and the Euratom member states can share such information; and what assessment they have made of whether this will be sufficient to provide confidence internationally that the UK is meeting its environmental obligations, and to ensure that the UK is able to understand and provide timely responses to the potential implications of unplanned activities in other countries.  HL4915
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