HC Deb 18 July 1927 vol 209 cc8-9
10. Lord APSLEY

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what action is being taken to give effect to the proposals for the organisation of medical research in the Colonies which was made at the recent Colonial Office Conference?

Mr. AMERY

In consultation with the Medical Research Council, I have appointed a Committee with the following Terms of Reference: To advise the Secretary of State and the Medical Research Council upon the initiation and promotion of medical research in the interests of the Colonial Empire; upon the recruitment and conditions of service of the necessary personnel; and upon the management and allocation of any funds available for these purposes. The composition of the Committee will be as follows:

Chairman:

The Right Hon. W. Ormsby-Gore.

Deputy-Chairman:

Sir George Maxwell.

Other Members:

  1. (1) The Secretary of the Medical Research Council (ex-officio).
  2. (2) The Chief Medical Adviser to the Secretary of State for the Colonies (ex-officio).
  3. (3) Professor J. W. W. Stephens.
  4. (4) Sir Leonard Rogers.
  5. (5) Dr. Andrew Balfour.
  6. (6) Dr. Charles Todd.
  7. (7) Dr. P. H. Manson-Bahr.
  8. (8) Dr. C. M. Wenyon.