HC Deb 05 March 1990 vol 168 c401W
Mr. Blunkett

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will ask the medical research council to undertake research concerning the relationship between the development of chronic bronchitis or emphysema and exposure to substances associated with the processing, smelting, working or production of steel.

Mr. Jackson

No; it is for the council to determine its own priorities for funding from its grant in aid.