HC Deb 05 July 1976 vol 914 c443W
Lord James Douglas-Hamilton

asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how loss of income for research, caused by the progressive phasing-out of pay beds, will be made good from other sources; and what are the other sources.

Mr. Ennals

Medical research is financed from many sources including the Medical Research Council, the health departments, donations and gifts to Health Service Trust Funds, charitable organisations and the universities. I should be surprised, in view of the provisions of Clause 8 of the Health Services Bill, if research income derived from the fees of whole-time clinical teachers were to decline substantially as a result of the phasing out of private practice from NHS hospitals.