§ 8. Mr. Mellishasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, whether Her Majesty's Government will increase the moneys allowed for cancer research, in view of the continued rise in the death rate due to this disease.
§ Mr. MolsonAt the present time there is no reason to suppose that greater expenditure of money would produce greater results. A constant watch is maintained for any new and promising lines of inquiry for which additional resources may be required. Very substantial sums are already allocated by the Medical Research Council to research on this important subject and further provision is made by bodies such as the British Empire Cancer Campaign and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund.