§ Mr. Skinnerasked the Secretary of State for Defence whether he will transfer the National Radiological Protection Board survey into cancer deaths among service men who participated in the nuclear tests in the South Pacific during the 1950s to an independent medical body; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PattieA decision on who will conduct the survey has yet to be made. The independence as well as the competence of likely bodies will be factors in reaching this decision.