Mr. Fred Evansasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) how much money has been allocated for his programme of research for 1978–792; and for what specific purposes it will be spent;
(2) what were the specific purposes for which the £500,000 allocated to his programme of research for 1977–78 was spent; and how the figure compared with that of each of the preceding five years.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisI refer my hon. Friend to my reply to the hon. Member for Ilford, North (Mr. Bendall) on 5 December 1978, which covered prosthetic research and development.—[Vol.710W 959, c. 621–2.] Further information is also given annually in the report published under section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970.
Comparable figures for research and development over the preceding five years were about:
1972–73 198,000 1973–74 216,000 1974–75 235,000 1975–76 332,000 1976–77 400,000