§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he has studied the additional evidence regarding the correlation between diseased potatoes and the incidence of spina bifida and anencephaly; if he will now take steps to improve the quality of potatoes sold in Great Britain; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir K. JosephArticles by Dr. Renwick published inNew Society on 26th October 1972 and in the New Scientist on 2nd November 1972 restated evidence that was taken into account in the reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Peters-field (Miss Quennell) on 23rd October 1972 and I am not aware of any additional evidence regarding the correlation between diseased potatoes and the incidence of spina bifida and anencephaly.—[Vol. 843; c. 189–90.]