§ 48. Mr. Pavittasked the Lord President of the Council and Minister for Science how many research projects inquiring into the causes, diagnosis and treatment of perceptive deafness have been supported by the Medical Research Council in the last 10 years; what was the total expenditure on such projects; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. HoggThe Council have two Research Units concerned entirely with otological problems, although their work is not confined to perceptive deafness. The Council also support, through the award of research grants, relevant work carried out at other institutions. Summaries of this work are published in the Council's annual reports to Parliament. I regret that it is not possible to estimate separately the expenditure on work related to perceptive as distinct from conductive deafness and other related problems.