§ 87. Mr. Swinglerasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, what is the present rate of annual expenditure on research into the causes and treatment of pneumoconiosis; how many research units exist; where they are located; and what proposals are under consideration for the extension of this research.
§ Mr. MolsonCurrent annual expenditure by the Medical Research Council on pneumoconiosis research is estimated at £70,500. The Council's Pneumoconiosis Research Unit is situated at Llandough. near Cardiff, South Wales, and cognate research is supported in university departments in Cardiff, Sheffield, London and Glasgow. These arrangements are additional to those made at Sheffield by the Ministry of Fuel and Power at an annual cost of £47,500 and to the investigations planned by the National Coal Board. Co-ordination is maintained by a series of expert committees. No immediate extension of Government sponsored research is under consideration but any promising new line will be followed.