§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what information Her Majesty's Government have and what assumptions are made on relations between the level of asthma and the level of vehicle emissions; and what information he has on the effect of diesel vehicle emissions. [35384]
§ Mr. SackvilleHigh levels of motor vehicle, including diesel, emissions may trigger attacks in some asthmatic people. There is no conclusive evidence that motor vehicle, including diesel, emissions cause asthma. The independent expert Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, COMEAP, advises the Government on the health effects of air pollution. In 1993, COMEAP, at the request of the Department of Health, established an expert sub-group to undertake a major review of the association between asthma and air pollution. The committee's report is expected to be published in September 1995.
Wave 1 Wave 2 Wave 3 Wave 4 Wave 5 Total Non-executive directors Anglia and Oxford 15 50 95 65 — 225 North Thames 38 74 82 81 35 310 North West 49 75 65 125 10 324 Northern and Yorkshire 20 44 108 103 10 285 South and West 53 73 76 35 — 237 South Thames 35 65 90 90 20 300 Trent 15 50 73 59 15 212 West Midlands 19 18 75 119 23 254 Chairmen Anglia and Oxford 2 10 20 13 — 45 North Thames 8 15 16 18 6 63 North West 8 14 13 25 2 62 Northern and Yorkshire 3 9 22 21 2 57 South and West 10 15 16 8 — 49 South Thames 6 12 19 22 4 63 Trent 3 10 15 12 2 42 West Midlands 4 4 14 24 5 51 All non-executive directors of National Health Service trusts receive remuneration of £5,000 per annum. Information about the banding of chairmen of National Health Service trusts is not held centrally.