Dr. ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what studies have been undertaken by his Department to ascertain if there are any causal links between the discharge of toxic wastes containing the micro-organisms desulfovibrios from the nuclear fuel reprocessing plants at Sellafield and Dounreay, and the incidences of unusually high childhood leukaemias found in the vicinity of those plants.
§ Mrs. CurrieThe Department has not undertaken or funded studies in this area. Any specific research proposals eligible for funding by the Department would be considered on their merits.