HC Deb 08 June 1967 vol 747 cc240-1W
22. Mr. Lubbock

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what is the amount to be spent in 1967–68 by the Medical Research Council on research into mental illness; and what proportion of the total budget this represents.

Mr. Goronwy Roberts

I would refer the hon. Member to the Answer I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Billericay on 6th June, 1967. The total amount which the Medical Research Council expect to spend on research into mental illness and related psychological studies in 1967–68 represents 8.4 per cent. of their total recurrent expenditure for the period.—[Vol. 747, c. 192.]