Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 15 January 2001. It was answered by Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) on Monday, 15 January 2001.

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Hunt of Kings Heath, Lord

Question

Whether they consider that the employment in the outpatients department of the Medical Toxicology Unit (formerly the National Poisons Unit) of a clinical consultant who is also employed by the agrochemical company Syngenta (formerly Zeneca) might lead to a potential conflict of interest in view of the role of the MTU in the collection of data relating to pesticide poisoning incidents. [HL 66].

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL 66; 620 c110WA

Session

2000-01

Subjects

Consultants Conflict of interests Poisoning Pesticides Syngenta Medical Toxicology Unit