§ 67. Mr. K. Robinsonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works, as representing the Lord President of the Council, the total expenditure of the Medical Research Council, and the amount expended on mental health research projects by the Council, for each of the last two years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. BevinsIn 1953–54 the total expenditure of the Medical Research Council was £1,848,625, of which £21,461 was expenditure on research specifically into mental health. In 1954–55, the corresponding figures were £1,978,068 and £23,292. The Council also support two major research units concerned mainly with psychological problems in industry and the Services, at an annual cost of over £50,000. A similar sum is devoted to research on neurological problems.