§ Mr. LivingstoneTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, pursuant to the answer to the hon. Member for Newport, West (Mr. Flynn) of 22 July 1997,Official Report, column 530, who is carrying out the research into the effects of low-level exposure to organophosphate pesticides on human health; where this research is being carried out; what is the total value of the funding; and if the Chemical Defence Establishment put in a proposal and bid for this research funding. [49994]
§ Mr. MeacherThe main contractor for the research is the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Edinburgh. Part of the study has involved visits to farms throughout Great 117W Britain. In addition, some clinical work has been carried out by the Institute of Neurological Sciences at Glasgow. The total value of the funding is £500,000, jointly provided by the Health and Safety Executive, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of Health. The Chemical Defence Establishment did not put in a proposal or bid.