HC Deb 02 May 1961 vol 639 c104W
Mr. du Cann

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what reply he has made to the request of the Pirbright Research Institute for a grant of £100,000 for the development of an anti-foot-and-mouth disease vaccine.

Mr. Denzil Freeth

The Governing Body of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease Research Institute, Pirbright, have been authorised to negotiate an agreement with a pharmaceutical firm, the Wellcome Foundation, Ltd., for the production on a commercial scale at Pirbright of foot-and-mouth vaccines for sale abroad. The cost of the buildings required is estimated to amount to about £100,000 and will be eligible for grant-aid from public funds.

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