§ Mr. DobsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what studies have been made of the incidence of leukaemia among children of people working at nuclear power stations in Scotland.
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§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 7 June 1990]: A case control study of all instances of childhood leukaemia diagnosed in Caithness between 1968 and 1986 is in the process of being completed. The findings of this study are expected to become available later this year.
The committee on medical aspects of radiation in the environment (COMARE) is currently planning coordinated retrospective studies of all cases of childhood leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in the vicinity of all nuclear sites in Scotland.