§ Lord Swinfenasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they will consider the study by Professor John O'Leary of Trinity College, Dublin, to be presented to the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland next month, into measles, mumps and rubella and children with autism and bowel disease. [HL4814]
§ The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health (Lord Hunt of Kings Heath)The abstract of Professor O'Leary's paper due to be presented to the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland has been reviewed by measles experts. Already available information suggests that the technique used cannot distinguish between vaccine and wild measles virus.