§ Mr. Masonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services whether the research results from the Department of Cancer Studies at Birmingham university, which suggest a link between cancer and chrysoidine, a dye that is used by anglers and angling suppliers supplying chrysoidine dyed maggots, are available to his Department; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Geoffrey Finsberg[pursuant to his reply, 12 March 1982, c. 509]: A letter from the department of cancer studies, University of Birmingham, published in the Lancet on 6 March 1982 reports the occurrence of bladder cancer in three Midland anglers, and refers to studies carried out in the mouse in the 1950s. The Department is considering this report.