HC Deb 10 March 1997 vol 292 c64W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what research into the health effects of organophosphate-based insecticides and pesticides has been conducted by the Chemical and Biological Defence Establishment at Porton Down for his Department since 1979. [19090]

Mr. Arbuthnot

The Defence Evaluation and Research Agency has not conducted any research programmes on the health effects of pesticidal organophosphorous compounds.

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