§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what studies are in progress covering the relationship between placental lead levels and stillbirths or neo-natal deaths.
§ Mr. MoyleA research study on this relationship is being undertaken jointly at the Universities of Birmingham and Aston. The results are expected to indicate the need for further work and the direction which this might take.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what studies are in progress in the United Kingdom on the relationship between lead and mental retardation.
§ Mr. MoyleDiscussions, in which the Medical Research Council are involved are at present going on with a view to the initiation of studies in which this relationship would be examined.