HC Deb 24 June 1996 vol 280 cc46-7W
Mr. Barry Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what research he has commissioned into the impact of diesel motor engines upon public health, with particular reference to the health of children. [32885]

Mr. Gwilym Jones

In November 1995 the Department of Health published the report of the expert advisory Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollution, "Non Biological Particles and Health". In addition, the Department of Health, the Department of the Environment and the Medical Research Council are currently undertaking a programme of research into air pollution and respiratory disease, include the effects of vehicle emissions.