Informing policymakers

We are dedicated to raising awareness of leukaemia amongst policymakers, to make sure that sufficient money is allotted by the Government for research into the prevention and cure of leukaemia.

Working in Westminster

MPs put pressure on Government
The Draper Report is a study funded by the Department of Health. It was published in 2005 and reported that children living near high voltage power lines had an increased risk of developing childhood leukaemia.

We have been working with decision makers in Westminster to put power lines and childhood leukaemia at the top of the political agenda.

View the Draper Report (new window will open)

Read more about our campaign on electricity and health

There have been several very successful Early Day Motions (EDMs) in Parliament on power lines and childhood leukaemia.

Did your MP sign these EDMs? View the links below to find out (a new window will open for each link).
EDM 403
EDM 1784
EDM 1949

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CHILDREN with LEUKAEMIA supported the secretariat of the Cross Party Inquiry into Childhood Leukaemia and ELF EMF, a group of 5 MPs who spent a year examining this issue in depth.Visit the Cross Party Inquiry website (new window will open)

During 2008 we are working with MPs for amendments to be made to new legislation on housing, planning and energy to protect children from an increased risk of leukaemia.Read more about new laws on housing, planning and energy

Working in Scotland

MSPs push for new laws on powerlines
In 2006 CHILDREN with LEUKEAMIA gave a series of presentations at the second meeting of the Scottish Parliamentary Cross Party Group on electromagnetic radiation and health.

We gave the MSPs an overview of the scientific evidence concerning the link between power lines and childhood leukaemia. We also examined the legal and planning issues and presented the MSPs with the results of a public opinion survey in Scotland on the topic.

In 2007 Keith Brown MSP tabled a Motion in Scottish Parliament calling for the Minister for Public Health to investigate the association between high voltage power lines and childhood leukaemia, and to take action to safeguard Scotland’s citizens from this risk.Read Keith Brown's Motion in full (PDF. 69k. New window will open)

"Do electric and magnetic fields cause childhood leukaemia?" (PDF. 870kb. New window will open)Read more about our current campaigns