§ 31. Mr. Shinwellasked the Lord President of the Council and Minister for Science what research has been under taken under official auspices into the number of calories required by male and female members of families where the male parent is in receipt of unemployment benefit, so as to provide a satisfactory standard of health.
§ Mr. HoggThe Medical Research Council has supported a great deal of research into general problems of nutrition, including the minimum requirements for an adequate diet. Research on the lines suggested by the right hon. Gentleman in unnecessary because the relevant knowledge already exists.