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Written question asked by Nick Gibb (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 November 2003. It was answered by Hazel Blears (Labour) on Tuesday, 18 November 2003 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his Answer of 21 October 2003, 411 c543W, on communication masts, what plans he has to commission further research recommended in the National Radiological Protection Board report into mechanisms that might transform TETRA energy bursts occurring 17.6 times a second into a current which interferes with biological functions.
Answer

Mr. Gibb: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his Answer of 21 October, Official Report, column. 543W, on communication masts, what plans he has to commission further research recommended in the National Radiological Protection Board report into mechanisms that might transform TETRA energy bursts occurring 17.6 times a second into a current which interferes with biological functions. [139217] Ms Blears: There is no known mechanism by which the biological functions of the human body could react to radio signals, and the National Radiological Protection Board's independent Advisory Group on Non-ionising Radiation recommended further research on this topic. A study on possible non-linear mechanisms is under consideration as part of the adjunct Mobile Telecommunications and Health Research TETRA programme funded by the Home Office.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
413 c825W;413 c824-5W; 139217
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Aerials Health hazards Police Radiation exposure Radio Telecommunications Research TETRA Non-ionizing radiation
Link
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