§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research his Department has carried out into a connection between Creutzfeld-Jakob disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. FreemanAs a result of recommendation 8.5.2 (viii), of the Tyrrell report (report of the working party on bovine spongiform encephalopathy) the Department of Health has commissioned a research project to review the incidence, prevalence and trends of Creutzfeld-Jakob disease in order to help determine whether there is a link with bovine spongiform encephalopathy.