§ Mr. Homewoodasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science to what extent Government funds are spent on experiments on human embryos.
§ Mr. William SheltonI understand that the Medical Research Council is currently supporting two research projects which involve experiments using human embryos resulting from fertilisation in vitro. In the financial year 1981–82, the council spent about £37,000 on these projects. I believe that some similar work is conducted in universities, using funds for teaching and research allocated on the advice of the University Grants Committee.