§ Mr. Gordon Wilsonasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on the future of the Hiletron neutron therapy research project at the Belvidere hospital, Glasgow.
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§ Mr. FairgrieveHiletron neutron therapy research has been carried on in two centres in Great Britain, the Christie hospital, Manchester and the Belvidere hospital, Glasgow. Experience has shown that the supply of reliable neutron generator tubes and canisters is sufficient to ensure uninterrupted trials at only one of the clinical trial centres. It has been decided in the consultation with those involved in the project that the available equipment should be concentrated in the Manchester centre where most of the clinical trials have taken place. The future of other related research at the Belvidere hospital, Glasgow is under consideration.