§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what research projects have been sponsored by her into the disease retinitis pigmentosa in the last few years; where they are being carried out; how long they will last; and what is expected to be the cost.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsI would refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to a Question by my hon. and learned Friend the Member for Hackney, North and Stoke Newington (Mr. Weitzman) on 25th October 1976.—[Vol. 918, c.25.]
The genetic studies referred to form part of larger genetic linkage projects and cost figures cannot be isolated. There is no fixed term for this work. A separate costing is not available for the former work at the Medical Research Council Brain Metabolism Unit.