§ Mr. Geoffrey Lloydasked the Minister of Health whether, in view of indications of a statistical connection between abnormal appearance in cervical smears and the use of oral contraceptives, he will initiate more widespread research into the possibility of a causative connection.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonI know of the suggestion that oral contraceptives influence cervical cytological appearances; the extent and significance of this is already being studied as part of the research into the effects of oral contraceptives and I am not aware of the need for more widespread research.