HL Deb 27 July 1999 vol 604 c165WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they will publish on the Internet the report of the "Epidemiological study of the relationship between exposure to organophospate pesticides and indices of chronic peripheral neuropathy and neuropsychological abnormalities in sheep farmers and dippers" prepared by the Institute of Occupational Medicine. [HL3735]

Lord Donoughue

The Overarching Summary of this research is to be placed on the Internet in due course. In the meantime, copies of the Overarching Summary are available, free of charge, from the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD—telephone 01932 338313) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE—telephone 0171 717 6267). Full copies of the report are available from the Institute of Occupational Medicine (telephone— 0131 667 5131) at a cost of £132. Copies have also been placed in the Libraries of both Houses.