§ 77. Sir R. Thompsonasked the Secretary of State for Social Services 350W what research his Department is carrying out into the problems of schizophrenia; how much money is allocated for this purpose; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. AlisonThe problem of schizophrenia is of concern to both the Medical Research Council and my Department. Research into schizophrenia is an integral part of wider programmes of research into mental disorder that are being supported and it is not possible to identify separately the total amount and cost of research into schizophrenia alone. The Medical Research Council meets the larger proportion of the cost of the wider programmes, but in 1971–72 my Department spent £⅓ million on them.