Smallpox (Birmingham)

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 24 January 1979.

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Photo of Mr David Ennals Mr David Ennals , Norwich North 12:00, 24 January 1979

I have great sympathy for the point made by the hon. Gentleman. I read with interest an article in Nature on 11 January about biosafety research and education, and the proposal for such a unit. Certainly, these are matters which we need to look at very carefully. It is clear that people working in these circumstances can be working under the greatest possible pressures. I think that we need to look very carefully at what more can be done in terms of human support for those who carry this heavy responsibility.