§ 17. Mr. TredinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what recent research his Department has carried out into possible links between diesel exhaust emissions and asthma; and if he will make a statement. [626]
§ Mr. HoramThe Government have evaluated a range of research related to possible health effects of air pollution, including diesel emissions. The reports of the expert advisory committee on the medical effects of air pollutants, "Asthma and Outdoor Air Pollution" and "Non-biological Particles and Health", were published in autumn 1995. Copies are available in the Library.