Mr. Ron Brownasked the Secretary of State for Social Services, pursuant to the answer of 14 February, Official Report, column 595, if any of the research into Alzheimer's disease referred to will deal with a possible correlation between the disease and aluminium levels in water.
§ Mr. WaldenI have been asked to reply.
Yes. The Medical Research Council, which receives its grant-in-aid through the Department, has recently initiated epidemiological studies on the possible correlation between Alzheimer's disease and aluminium levels in water.