§ Mr. FisherTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information he has on the number of children below the age of 16 years who have become ill as a result of artificial colouring in confectionery in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. FreemanInformation to answer the question is not collected as part of the Department's health statistics system.
Occasionally letters are received in the Department attributing various ill effects in children to consumption of artificial food colouring in confectionery.