LINDANE AND BREAST CANCER

Early day motion 1351, tabled 19 May 1998 by Alice Mahon (Labour). Signed by 72 members.

That this House draws attention to the ever-growing campaign to ban lindane; acknowledges that lindane, an organochlorine pesticide, is still used in the United Kingdom despite being banned in many European and other countries because of its link with breast cancer; and calls upon the Government to investigate further the use of lindane with a view to banning it as soon as possible.

Signatures by party: Labour 64, Labour/Co-operative 4, Liberal Democrat 4.