HC Deb 28 April 1980 vol 983 c405W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services what level of pentachlorophenol, as used in wood preservatives, would be likely to cause leukaemia or genetic deformity.

Sir George Young

There is no evidence that pentachlorophenol as used in wood preservatives can cause leukaemia or genetic deformities.