§ Mr. Paul MarsdenTo ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will list the Government-funded research programme, showing(a) the research organisation, (b) the funding and (c) the research details; and if he will make a statement. [85697]
§ Ms JowellThe Government fund health and medical research in a number of ways.
Number of examining medical practitioner's (EMP) examinations and complaints in Manchester—September 1998–April 1999 Month Number of EMP exams Number of complaints Doctor's manner Content and length of examination, clinical findings September 1998 1,391 0 0 0 October 1998 1,129 1 0 1 November 1998 2,172 7 2 7 December 1998 1,994 7 4 7 January 1999 1,993 11 7 11 February 1999 1,962 11 1 9 March 1999 2,191 25 11 53 April 1999 1,813 18 11 15 Total 14,645 80 36 103 Notes:
1. Figures are provisional and subject to change
2. Some complaints will have been made on more than one issue
Source:
Medical Services
338W The Department funds research and development to support its work on policy development and evaluation in health and social care. The Department also manages the National Health Service research and development levy which is used to support research and development of relevance to the National Health Service in hospitals, general practice and other health care settings, and to fund the NHS research and development programme. In addition, the Medical Research Council (MRC)—which receives most of its income via grant-in-aid from the office of my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry—funds medical research as part of the Government's funding of the science and engineering base.
The research commissioned involves many different research organisations. The precise list would change as research is commissioned and ceases but most medical schools and many universities, NHS providers and other research organisations are likely to be involved.
Details of projects directly funded by the Department or supported through the NHS R&D levy can be found on the National Research Register (NRR). This is available in the Library on CD Rom, and on the Internet: http://www.doh.gov.uk/nrr.htm. The NRR also contains many details of projects/trials funded by the MRC and other funders. The Department spent approximately £489 million on health and social care research in 1998–99. Details about the MRC can be found in their Annual Report, copies of which are available in the Library.