§ Dr. Kingasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what research his Department is conducting into the causes and treatment of multiple sclerosis.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethThe Medical Research Council is supporting laboratory studies on the biochemical and immunological aspects of multiple sclerosis which may throw light on the cause of the disease, and is also undertaking clinical trials of possible methods of treatment. The Council has recently set up a Research Group on Demyelinating Diseases which is largely concerned with the study of multiple sclerosis.