§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what changes have been made in the publication "Portfolio for Health" to be published shortly which will give guidance to research workers designed to ensure that adequate information on proposals for research is given; and whether he will make clear, as the 1971 edition did not, the research policies which fall outside the responsibilities of his Department.
§ Mr. Alison"Portfolio for Health/2" will cover all research and development supported by my Department. The accounts of the various projects and programmes of research are more detailed than in the previous issue and are arranged in a way which should enable research workers to see the main areas of current interest and the scope of the research going on in them. The book will be published on 5th July. A copy will be placed in the Library of the House.
The research interest of my Department extends over the whole range of my right hon. Friend's responsibilities for the health care and social services, though an essential criterion for any project is the degree of its relevance for service administration policy. It is this criterion, rather than 409W the subject of the research, which distinguishes my Department's interests from those of the research councils.