§ Mr. FrenchTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he has any plans to increase the level of funding for research into tinnitus.
Mr. JacksonI have been asked to reply.
It is for the Medical Research Council (MRC) to decide on the balance of funding for the areas of research within its responsibility. It is currently funding research into tinnitus and, although no major new initiative is planned in this field, the MRC is always willing to consider sound proposals for research which will be considered in competition with other applications.