HC Deb 24 July 2002 vol 389 c1422W
Mr. Liddell-Grainger

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent research he has evaluated on the effects of civil nuclear power on cancer clusters in areas around nuclear plants. [71238]

Ms Blears

The Government is advised on these matters by the independent Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment (COMARE). This committee has published six reports concerning claims of excess cancer in the areas surrounding a variety of nuclear installations. The committee has a large work programme and three further reports are in preparation. COMARE has not confirmed the claims that cancer levels are related to radioactive discharges.

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