HC Deb 03 July 2000 vol 353 c43W
Angela Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what representations he has received about the incidence of breast cancer associated with the use of Lindane. [127815]

Yvette Cooper

The Department has received a number of representations from hon. Members which have been noted. The Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment reviewed all the available published literature and recent research on the association between exposure to Lindane and breast cancer in 1999. The Committee concluded thatOverall the available data do not suggest that environmental exposure to Lindane is a cause for concern as a risk factor for human breast cancer.

Angela Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what(a) recent research and (b) evaluation of research his Department has undertaken into the possible health risks associated with the use of Lindane. [127818]

Yvette Cooper

None.

The Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment reviewed all the available published literature and recent research on the association between environmental exposure to Lindane and breast cancer in 1999. The Committee concluded that Overall the available data do not suggest that environmental exposure to Lindane is a cause for concern as a risk factor for human breast cancer.