HC Deb 25 January 1996 vol 270 cc377-8W
Ms Lynne

To ask the Secretary of State for Health when the United Kingdom childhood cancer study organised by the United Kingdom Co-ordinating Committee for Cancer Research is expected to be completed; when the research project was first started; if his Department will ensure that the findings of the report are widely disseminated; and what is the total amount that his Department is contributing to the project. [10662]

Mr. Horam

The United Kingdom childhood cancer study organised by the United Kingdom Co-ordinating Committee on Cancer Research commenced in April 1992, following preliminary studies from 1 January 1992 to 31 March 1992.

Field work and the collection of data are expected to be completed by the end of 1997 with subsequent analysis of the data.

The findings of the whole report will be submitted for publication in peer reviewed scientific journals. The UKCCCR will also disseminate the results more widely after publication.

The total amount that the Department of Health is contributing to the project is currently £635,853.