§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what support his Department is giving to research into biotechnology; and what steps are being taken to ensure that British companies utilise this research for its major drugs potential.
§ Mr. Moyle:Research and development expenditure by pharmaceutical companies is accepted as a cost under the pharmaceutical price regulation scheme in fixing the prices of prescribable medicines. If 238W my hon. Friend has a specific application in mind and would care to let me have the details, a should be happy to consider the matter and write to her.