§ 97. Mr. Doddsasked the Minister of Health, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what progress has been made by the Medical Research Council in its experiments into the effect of engine exhaust fumes on people in built-up areas and in confined spaces.
§ Mr. VosperThe Medical Research Council is continuing its investigations on the nature and effects of engine exhaust fumes. So far no evidence has been obtained that such fumes produce either immediate or long-term effects on health when persons are exposed to them in city streets. The results will be published in the scientific press as they become available.