Cancer

HC Deb 31 July 1956 vol 557 cc131-2W

Mr. Coldrick

asked the Minister of Health, as representing the Lord President of the Council, if he will supply details of expenditure from public funds on cancer research for each year between 1948 and 1956, inclusive.

Mr. Turton

Expenditure by the Medical Research Council on cancer research during the years 1948 to 1956 was as follows:

				£
1947–48	…	…	…	24,000
1948–49	…	…	…	90,000
1949–50	…	…	…	175,000
1950–51	…	…	…	157,000
1951–52	…	…	…	200,000
1952–53	…	…	…	395,000
1953–54	…	…	…	335,000
1954–55	…	…	…	289,000
1955–56	…	…	…	327,000

Cancer research is also carried out in the National Health Service in the course of the treatment of patients, but it is not possible to make a separate estimate for expenditure on such work.