§ Dr. Roger Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will set up a working party to investigate the relationship between the consumption of cigarettes and the effects of cadmium on the health of the individual smoker.
§ Sir George YoungThe independent scientific committee on smoking and health, now chaired by Dr. Peter Froggatt, advises Health Ministers on the scientific aspects of smoking and health. This involves reviewing the roles of specific smoke components such as cadmium whenever relevant evidence comes to hand.