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Energy Bill

Proceeding contribution from Stephen Ladyman (Labour) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 22 January 2008. It occurred during Debate on bills on Energy Bill.
I agree entirely. The dogma exists because people do not regard nuclear power as safe. They still have a view of some huge accident record. Even last night as I was talking about the issue with a colleague, who is not in the debate today, Chernobyl was raised. I asked him how many people actually died at Chernobyl. ““Thousands,”” he said. The truth? According to the United Nations—not just one section of it, but the environmental groups within it, the World Health Organisation and the International Atomic Energy Agency—62 people died and that includes 15 children living in the area who died from thyroid cancers. That is a disaster—

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

470 c1411 

Session

2007-08

Chamber / Committee

House of Commons chamber

Legislation

Energy Bill 2007-08
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