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Written question asked by Neil Gerrard (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 25 March 2010. It was answered by Paul Clark (Labour) on Tuesday, 30 March 2010 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Aviation: Security

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport whether he discussed with the Secretary of State for Health the potential health implications of the use of body scanners at airports.
Answer

No ministerial discussions have been held with the Department of Health. However, the Health Protection Agency has provided a risk assessment covering the use of those security scanners which use ionising radiation. This has been made publicly available on the Department for Transport's website and placed in the Library of the House.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c875W; 324697
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Aviation Airports Security
Link
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