Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the incidence of cancer in NHS staff exposed to radiation as part of their duties.

We do not hold information on the incidence of cancer in NHS staff working with radiation as part of their duties. Exposure to ionising radiation is acknowledged as increasing the risk of developing cancers, and the UK has robust arrangements in place for protecting against the health risks. Because cancer is unfortunately a common disease with many causes, it is extremely difficult to measure directly the minimal contribution from ionising radiation when the doses are very low, such as for workers and members of the public.