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Electric Cables: Health Hazards

Volume 461: debated on Wednesday 20 June 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (1) pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2007, Official Report, column 292W, on electric cables: health hazards, if she will publish the advice which she sought from the Health Protection Agency; and if she will make a statement; (144088)

(2) pursuant to the answer of 4 June 2007, Official Report, columns 291-92W, on electric cables: health hazards, when the Government plan to respond to the report by the Stakeholder Advisory Group on extremely low frequency waves and electric magnetic fields.

I have been asked to reply

The recently published report from the stakeholder advisory group on extremely low frequency electric and magnetic fields, known as the SAGE report, is currently under consideration by the Health Protection Agency (HPA). The Government have asked HPA for advice concerning the report's recommendations. This advice will be published once Ministers have had the opportunity to consider it.