HC Deb 16 June 1981 vol 6 cc343-4W
Mr. Stan Thorne

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he is satisfied with the degree of supervision of research on new-born infants in relation to the causes of Down's syndrome and spina bifida.

Mr. Macfarlane

I am not aware of any publicly funded research at present being conducted on new-born infants in relation to the causes of Down's syndrome or spina bifida.