Written question asked by Lord Morris of Manchester (Labour), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Drayson (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 November 2006.

Gulf War Illnesses

Question: Further to the Written Answers by the Lord Drayson on 9 October (HL7284) and 22 June(WA 99), what information the Ministry of Defence has received from its liaison officer in Washington DC on the findings to date of the research at Wright State University in Ohio into autonomic dysfunction following low-level sarin exposure; and what assessment the department has made of their relevance to illnesses among British veterans of the 1990-91 Gulf War.

Answer: We have not had an opportunity to study the final research paper entitled ““Sarin produces delayed cardiac and central autonomic changes”” which we understand is currently ““in press”” and is about to be published following research by the Wright State University. We will review the findings in the final paper when it is published.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 7501; 686 c34WA
Session: 2005-06
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Subjects: Chemical weapons Diseases Iraq-Kuwait conflict Research USA Gulf War syndrome Veterans Sarin
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