§ Ms AthertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many deaths of workers at military bases in Great Britain have been linked to exposure to nerve gas. [103933]
§ Yvette CooperThis is a matter for the Ministry of Defence since it concerns the health of workers at MOD establishments.
The Department has no information on the health of workers at military establishments. For information concerning health issues at the Nancekuke base in Cornwall, I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on 11 January 2000, Official Report, columns 125–26W.
§ Ms AthertonTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has(a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the effects of exposure to nerve gas on those working at military bases in the 1950s and 1960s. [103936]
§ Yvette CooperThe Department has not commissioned any research or evaluated data on this issue, which relates to health effects of workers exposed to chemicals at Ministry of Defence establishments.