§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Employment if his Department will evaluate the recent report by the chemical pathology specialist Dr. Jenny Martin on workers exposed to dioxin, a constituent of the herbicide 2,4,5-T.
§ Mr. WaddingtonI am informed by the chairman of the Health and Safety Commission that the Health and Safety Executive's employment medical advisory service issued in May 1980 on assessment of the report on workers exposed to dioxin to which Dr. Martin contributed, has been in contact with Dr. Martin since then regarding her work on this subject and that any further report by Dr. Martin will be fully evaluated.