HL Deb 14 July 1998 vol 592 cc11-2WA
Baroness Nicol

asked Her Majesty's Government:

When the eighth Annual Report of the Drinking Water Inspectorate will be published. [HL2798]

Table: Summary of Government funded R&D on OPs1 relating to human exposure, toxicology and metabolism
Funding body Research body Title Start date Projected end date Cost band2
HSE Health & Safety Laboratories, Sheffield 1. An in-vitro investigation of the relative inhibitory effects of Ops and carbamates towards pseudocholinesterase in human blood August 1997 February 1998 E
2. Biological monitoring for OP exposure on fish farms (dichlorvos) January 1996 March 1997 D
3. Biological monitoring for propetamphos January 1996 March 1998 D
4. Changes over time in the level of inhibition of red blood cell acetylcholinesterase activity after OP exposure October 1996 July 1997 E
5. Chlorpyrilos volunteer study July 1995 December 1996 D
6. Human volunteer studies of dermal absorption of diazinon and propetamphos January 1998 December 2000 C
7. Immunochemical method for monitoring the specific activity of plasma cholinesterase June 1997 December 1997 E
8. Measurement of the dermal exposure of small scale users of pesticides by fluroscence monitoring October 1994 May 1997 D
9. Neuropsychological study of orchard workers exposed to OP pesticides September 1996 September 1998 C
10. Non-cholinergic effects of OP exposure October 1995 August 1997 C
11. Monitoring for OP exposure in orchard spraying with chlorpyriphos January 1994 September 1997 C

Baroness Hayman

The Drinking Water Inspectorate has published its eighth annual report today.

The inspectorate will also publish leaflets for consumers. One will summarise the main points of the report and the others will give brief details of the quality of drinking water supplied by each water company.

Copies of the report and leaflets will be placed in the Library of the House.