§ Lord Balnielasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the annual expenditure by the Medical Research Council on research into mental disorders.
§ Mr. CroslandExpenditure by the Medical Research Council over the last five years on research into mental illness, and related work in the field of applied psychology, has been as follows:
Mental Illness Applied Psychology Total £ £ £ 1960–61 … 228,000 93,000 321,000 1961–62 … 247,000 120,000 367,000 1962–63 … 260,000 148,000 408,000 1963–64 … 360,000 150,000 510,000 1964–65 … 460,000 249,000 709,000 In addition, much work is carried out under the Council's auspices in the basic sciences, such as biochemistry, which may prove relevant to the causes and treatment of mental deficiency and mental illness.