§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he will make available funding to investigate the incidence of children born with eye defects within the vicinity of the former Re-Chem chemical waste disposal plant at Roughmute, Bonnybridge.
§ Mr. John MacKayFunding in this area has already been made available. An epidemiologist from the University of Edinburgh is examining the incidence of microphthalmos in the Forth Valley health board area, under the direction of the working group on microphthalmos.
§ Mr. Canavanasked the Secretary of State for Scotland on what date he received a dossier about Re-Chem International from the office of Alex Falconer, Member of the European Assembly; and if he will make a response.
§ Mr. AncramThe dossier arrived in my office on 28 January 1986. I replied to Mr. Falconer on 13 February.