HC Deb 28 April 1988 vol 132 cc238-9W
Mrs. Ray Michie

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on current research into a possible link between bracken spores and stomach cancer in humans.

Mrs. Rumbold

I understand that the expert advisory committee on carcinogenicity, which reports to my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services, will shortly advise on the possible hazards to human health from bracken in air, food and water. The need for further research in this area will be considered in the light of that advice.

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