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Mr. Richards
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what evidence he has of a connection between cases of hepatitis and dysentery and the disconnection of household water supplies.
Mr. Gwilym Jones
Dysentery and hepatitis A are commonly spread by direct contact between individuals. I am aware of no evidence of a direct causal association between cases of hepatitis and dysentery and the disconnection of household water supplies.