§ Mr. Iremongerasked the Minister of Health if he will refer to the Medical Research Council the question of agoraphobia and the problems of its treatment; and what information he has concerning the numbers of sufferers in England and Wales.
§ Mr. K. RobinsonNo. I understand that the Medical Research Council is already supporting research into phobic anxieties including agoraphobia. On the second part of the Question. I would refer the hon. Member to my reply of 9th May to my hon. Friend the Member for Walsall, North (Mr. William Wells) and the hon. Members for Norfolk, Central (Mr. Ian Gilmour) and Merton and Morden (Mr. Atkins).