HC Deb 05 May 1975 vol 891 c357W
Mr. Ovenden

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services if she will take steps to obtain supplies of serum from the USSR for the treatment of retina pigmentoso.

Dr. Owen

No. Very little information is as yet available on the efficacy of the treatment being offered in the USSR for retina pigmentoso but my Department is monitoring the situation carefully. It would be wrong to raise premature hopes about the use of this serum in advance of its assessment through controlled clinical trials.