§ 42. Mr. F. Noel-Bakerasked the Parliamentary Secretary for Science what was the expenditure on research into the dangers of cigarette smoking by the Medical Research Council since the publication of the report on this subject by the Royal College of Physicians last March; how this expenditure compares with that of the preceding year; and if he will give particulars of that research.
§ Mr. Denzil FreethIt is not possible to to estimate such expenditure separately, because research into the effects of cigarette smoking on health forms part28W of larger programmes of work carried out by the Council in relation to cancer, bronchitis and cardiovascular disease. Summaries of this work are given in the Council's Annual Reports.