Written question asked by Llew Smith (Labour) on Thursday, 14 January 1999, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 January 1999. It was answered by Lord Spellar (Labour) on Thursday, 21 January 1999 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will commission a re-assessment of the work of Dr Sue Rabbitt Roff, at the centre for medical education at Dundee University, on the causation of cancers in British atomic test veterans.

Answer: Mr. Llew Smith: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will commission a re-assessment of the work of Dr Sue Rabbitt Roff, at the centre for medical education at Dundee University, on the causation of cancers in British atomic test veterans. [66431] Mr. Spellar: No. My Department has made clear on a number of occasions its reservations about the work of Ms Rabbitt Roff and the conclusions reached. Nevertheless, consideration is being given to researching further the incidence of multiple myeloma among our nuclear test veterans and we have asked Ms Rabbitt Roff for access to her data. Any such research will be carried out by the National Radiological Protection Board but the results, which would be subject to external peer review, would be unlikely to be available until the latter half of next year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 66431; 323 c531W
Session: 1998-99
Subjects: Cancer Health hazards National Radiological Protection Board Nuclear weapons Medicine Research Testing University of Dundee Veterans