§ 75. Mr. Masonasked the Minister of Health, as representing the Lord President of the Council, for what reason it is necessary for the Medical Research Council to form a research team to watch the hereditary changes in the country's population; and which area is to be the subject of their study.
§ Mr. Walker-SmithThe Medical Research Council has, for a number of years, taken an active part in developing research in genetics. As part of this general policy it has decided to establish a re-146W search unit to study population genetics; the location in which the unit will work is still under discussion.