HC Deb 06 February 1981 vol 998 cc221-2W
Mrs. Renée Short

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what proposals are being made for the future of the Medical Research Council's pneumoconiosis unit at Penarth; and if he will ensure that this unit remains fully open to continue its work.

Mr. Macfarlane

As was indicated in the reply given by my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State for Wales, to a question by the hon. Member for Ogmore (Mr. Powell) on 4 February 1981, the Medical Research Council proposes to continue to support the pneumoconiosis unit in the effective pursuit of its research on occupational lung diseases.—[Vol. 998, c. 725.]