§ Mr. K. Robinsonasked 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 FreethThe Medical Research Council is the sole source.
§ Mr. K. Robinsonasked 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 FreethThe 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