§ Mr. Peter Freemanasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the amount of grant made for the purpose of medical research for each of the last 10 years; for what special objects can it be used; and how has it been spent during the last year, with any detailed classifications available.
§ Mr. DaltonGrants to the Medical Research Council for each of the last ten years have been as follow:108W
1937–38 … … … 195,000 1938–39 … … … 195,000 1939–40 … … … 265,000* 1940–41 … … … 195,000 1941–42 … … … 195,000 1942–43 … … … 195,000 1343–44 … … … 215,000 1944–45 … … … 250,000 1945–46 … … … 295,000 1946–47 … … … 480,000† ✶Including £70,000 capital building grant. † Including £100,000 capital building grant. Medical research is also assisted by the Exchequer grants made to universities and teaching hospitals, though it is not possible to say what proportion of these grants is spent for this purpose. The annual grant to the Medical Research Council is available for medical research in all its branches. The grant for the year 1945–46 was allocated by the Council as follows:
£ Administration and general purposes … 29,260 National Institute for Medical Research … 101,167 Research Units and External Staff … 105,864 Temporary Research Grants … 58,709 295,000 A more detailed account of the Councils' receipts and payments is appended each year to the Civil Appropriation Account Class IV, Vote 10. The latest detailed account is that for 1944–45 (House of Commons Paper No. 52 of 1946).