§ Norman BakerTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the link between pesticide exposure and Parkinson's Disease. [56016]
§ Jacqui SmithThe advisory committee on pesticides has recently considered a review of the literature relating to epidemiological studies on Parkinson's Disease and pesticides, and also experiment studies in animals exploring the potential of pesticides to induce the disease. The committee agreed that a more detailed specialist assessment of the epidemiology should be carried out. The pesticides safety directorate is currently exploring ways to take this recommendation forward.