§ Mr. Alfred MorrisTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence what study his Department has made of the findings of recent research in the United States into the relationship between the multiple prescribing and use of drugs and subsequent unexplained illnesses among service men and women who served in the Gulf war; what further action he is taking; and if he will make a statement. [26895]
§ Mr. SoamesThe research relating to possible interaction between drugs and chemicals used in the Gulf war, undertaken by Duke university, North Carolina, has not yet been published. The research team's report on its findings will be carefully considered by my Department when it becomes available.