§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of the plans by the World Health Organisation to conduct a study of the health and environmental effects of the use of depleted uranium projectiles in Iraq during the Gulf War; and what assistance it has requested from Her Majesty's Government. [57106]
§ Ms JowellWe understand the World Health Organisation is considering, with the Iraqi Ministry of Health, deploying a small team to carry out preliminary studies into the incidence rather than the cause of cancer in Iraq and to advise on further action. We have not carried out an assessment of these plans, nor have we been asked to provide assistance.