HC Deb 03 February 1994 vol 236 cc864-5W
Mr. Llwyd

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what research has been conducted on the incidence of cancer in Gwynedd; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Gwilym Jones

In 1987 the Welsh Office commissioned Professor Hubert Campbell to undertake an investigation into cancer rates along the north Wales coast for the period 1974–83. Professor Campbell's report was published in 1988 and a copy was placed in the Library of the House.

The following reports included sites in Gwynedd within a more general study: Cancer incidence and mortality in the vicinity of nuclear installations in England and Wales 1959–80". Office of Population Censuses and Surveys: Studies on Medical and Population Subjects No. 51. Published by HMSO ISBN 0 11 6910682. Geographical variation in mortality from leukaemia and other cancers in England and Wales in relation to proximity to nuclear installations 1969–78". P. J. Cook-Mozzafari, S. C. Dargy, R. Dell, D. Fomman, C. Herman, M. C. Pike and T. Vincent. British Journal of Cancer (1989) 59, 476–485.

The Welsh Office is currently investigating the incidence of certain types of cancer around Trawsfynydd and Wylfa nuclear installations. The results will be made available in due course.