§ Dr. CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will give further details of the terms of reference of the investigation into the incident at Lowermoor treatment works on 6 July 1988.
§ Mr. FreemanAs stated in my reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Cornwall, North (Mr. Neale) on 13 January at column775the terms of reference of the Lowermoor incident health advisory group are
"to advise the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly District Health Authority on the implications for the health of the population in the Camelford area following contamination of their drinking water in July 1988".The Group will be asked to consider the interpretation to be place on reports of persistent symptoms and the likelihood of ill effects persisting or recurring in the long term. They will be asked also to consider whether any further monitoring or research ought to be proposed. They will not be asked to inquire into the incident at Lowermoor treatment works, which was the subject of an earlier independent inquiry set up by the board of the South West water authority and whose report was published.