HC Deb 20 July 1994 vol 247 c363W
Mr. Ieuan Wyn Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if she will make it her policy to introduce an approved code of practice covering respiratory sensitizers used by asthma sufferers; what representations she has received on the subject; and if she will make a statement.

Mr. Sackville

We have no plans to do so; we have received no representations on the subject.

Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what was the incidence of out-patient admissions to hospital emergency units for asthmatic complaints(a) from 24 to 26 June 1994 and (b) from 24 to 26 June 1993; and what assessment she has made of the reasons for the difference.

Mr. Sackville

Information is not available in the form requested. The cause of the very high number of asthma cases on 24 and 25 June 1994 is as yet unknown. We have written to directors of public health seeking information on the scale and extent of the episode.