Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) received advice on the potential risks to health from radioactive particles found at Dalgety Bay.

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) have internal advisors from the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory who provide advice and support.

The risk to health is assessed and enforced by the regulator, Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).

Contamination levels and acceptable targets for corrective action were determined by SEPA using criteria established by Public Health England. The agreed corrective action to remove contamination was set out in the management strategy paper developed by SEPA, Fife Council and the MOD.