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Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench) on Monday, 11 July 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 July 2016. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Thursday, 14 July 2016 on behalf of the Department for Transport.

Aircraft: Air Conditioning

Question

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 11 July (HL873), whether ExxonMobil was consulted by, or supplied evidence to, the Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food and the Environment (COT) prior to the publication of the 2007 COT Statement and whether the results were conclusive.

Answer

The Committee on Toxicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products and the Environment (COT) identified and evaluated over 400 references when producing their 2007 statement, called “Statement on the Review of the Cabin Air Environment, Ill-health in Aircraft Crews and the Possible Relationship to Smoke/Fume Events in Aircraft”. The evidence base consisted of data submitted by the British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) and references identified as relevant by the COT Secretariat.

All evidence reviewed can be found listed at the end of the Statement. There are no references to ExxonMobil submitting evidence, or being consulted by the COT during the review.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1138
Session
2016-17
Related items
Aircraft: Air Conditioning
Monday, 11 July 2016
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects
Aircraft Contamination Health hazards Oil Air conditioning Committee on Toxicity ExxonMobil
Link
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