§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment of the health effects of the CS gas solvent, methyl isobutyl ketone, has been made by the medical officers of the Department of Health since 1990; how many(a) published and (b) internal reports have been written by the Department of Health's medical officers since 1990; and how many of these reports are currently unclassified.[15504]
§ Ms JowellI refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave him on 3 July 1997Official Report, column 231.
No internal reports have been produced or published, but the toxicology of the CS gas solvent methyl isobutyl ketone was discussed between scientists in the Department and the Police Scientific Development Branch.