Written question asked by Lord Watson of Invergowrie (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 May 1995. It was answered by Tom Sackville (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 May 1995 on behalf of the Department of Health.

Dept of Health

Question: What continuous monitoring of blood lead levels in children is carried out by her Department; if she will publish the results for the last three years for which such information is available, what evidence she has evaluated to indicate that blood-lead levels in children have reached levels (a) potentially affecting the central nervous system and (b) causing other effects damaging to health, if she will publish the latest available figures her Department has evaluated on the contribution of airborne lead to children's blood-lead levels and if she will list the latest available figures her Department has evaluated on the contribution to children's blood-lead levels caused by (a) petrol, (b) food and (c) lead water pipes. - No figs given. Inc ref to 1995 health survey.

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