§ Mr. Cooperasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what is the estimated sum spent annually on research on multiple and disseminated sclerosis; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethThe Medical Research Council will spend about £12,000 on research on multiple—or disseminated—sclerosis in the current financial year. Support from private sources includes approximately £16,000 allocated to research on this disease during 1960 by the Multiple Sclerosis Society, and grants of about £30,000 by the Nuffield Foundation to be used over a period of 5 years. I can assure my hon. Friend that any promising lines of study will receive adequate financial support.