Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Walton of Detchant (Crossbench). It was answered on Wednesday, 24 January 2007.
Immigration: X-rays
- Question
- My Lords, does the Minister not agree that the consensus in medical opinion is that it is totally inappropriate and, indeed, unethical to expose young people to even the minimal radiation involved in taking such X-rays? It is a potentially harmful technique.
- Answer
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My Lords, I do not accept the noble Lord’s thesis. X-rays are commonly used in dental procedures. Many noble Lords will doubtless have had an X-ray taken of their teeth recently. There are, I accept, some concerns about this, which is why we are approaching the issue with care and sensitivity.
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- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 688 c1098
- Session
- 2006-07
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Lords chamber
- Subjects
- Children Assessments Asylum Age Immigration controls X-rays
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- View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk
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