§ Mr. Collickasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what has been the total amount of public money spent each year since 1950 on research into the causes of leukaemia and its cure.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethStudies on leukaemia are being carried out by the Medical Research Council as part of its programme of cancer research but it is not possible to estimate expenditure on leukaemia research separately.
Annual expenditure from public funds by the Medical Research Council on cancer research has increased since 1950 from about £157,000 to about £783,000.
The approximate annual figures are as follows:
£ 1950–51 … … … 157,000 1951–52 … … … 200,000 1952–53 … … … 395,000 1953–54 … … … 335,000 1954–55 … … … 289,000 1955–56 … … … 327,000 1956–57 … … … 400,000 1957–58 … … … 486,000 1958–59 … … … 499,000 1959–60 … … … 583,000 1960–61 … … … 650,000 1961–62 … … … 783,000 Relevant research financed by public funds is also undertaken in the universities and hospitals of the National Health Service.