HC Deb 28 January 1963 vol 670 cc140-1W
Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science whether grants made by or on the recommendation of the Clinical Research Board are met from the annual Exchequer grant to the Medical Research Council; and what is the source of any other special allocation which is provided for this purpose.

Mr. Denzil Freeth

The Medical Research Council is the sole source.

Mr. K. Robinson

asked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what were the annual sums disbursed by or on the recommendation of the Clinical Research Board for each year since it was established.

Mr. Denzil Freeth

The approximate amounts spent by the Medical Research Council on clinical research since the Clinical Research Board was established are as follows:

£
1954–55 650,000
1955–56 760,000
1956–57 835,000
1957–58 1,045,000
1958–59 1,160,000
1959–60 1,450,000
1960–61 1,525,000
1961–62 1,835,000