§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what consideration was given during the recent investigaton of the incidence of limb defects within the Ayrshire and Arran health board area undertaken by the health board, to the incidence of brain tumours occurring within the Ayrshire and Arran, and Dumfries and Galloway health board areas.
§ Mr. Stewart[holding answer 14 February 1994]: The investigation took account of a 1992 review of brain tumours in the health board area during the period 1975–90 and concluded that there was no evidence of a common factor linking cases of brain tumour with cases of upper limb reduction defect. Both studies related exclusively to the Ayrshire and Arran health board area.
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