§ Mr. Pavittasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what research is now being conducted into retinitis pigmentosa; and if he will list in the Official Report the projects now at work on research into eyesight.
§ Mr. MulleyThe Medical Research Council's Clinical and Population Cytogenetics Unit in Edinburgh and Human Biochemical Genetics Unit in London have recently begun a study of some aspects of the genetics of the rare condition of retinitis pigmentosa. Other work540W in such fields as neurochemistry, visual physiology and cell biology may in the long term be relevant. The numerous research projects into eyesight are listed on pages 593–602 of the 1974–75 edition of "Scientific Research in British Universities and Colleges, Volume II, Biological Sciences", a copy of which is in the Library.