§ Mrs. Faithasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether, as part of the planning of public expenditure on research into sugar-induced diseases., he makes any estimate of the amount at present spent by the sugar-refining industry itself for this purpose.
§ Mr. William SheltonThe Medical Research Council receives public funds for biomedical research as a grant-in-aid from the science budget of my Department. The apportionment of these funds as between specific areas and activities of such research is a matter for the council to decide. Research into sugar-induced diseases covers an extremely wide field, and details of the sources of support could not be obtained without incurring disproportionate cost.