§ Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what research has been(a) conducted and (b) commissioned by his Department into the possible links between environmental pollution and allergies. [159938]
§ Dr. LadymanThe Department is funding research on air pollution and asthma under its Policy Research Programme. Current work focuses on two areas
potential confounding effects of allergens in ambient air in determining the effects of air pollution as asthma exacerbations;effects of other air pollutants on patients with asthma.A report on air pollution and asthma by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants is expected to be published in 2005.