HC Deb 31 July 1972 vol 842 cc46-7W
Mr. Ashley

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total amount spent by his Department in each of the last 10 years on research into deafness.

Mr. Alison

My Department has not hitherto incurred any substantial expenditure on research into deafness. We are now considering with the Medical Research Council what support we should give in future.