HC Deb 23 April 1985 vol 77 c428W
47. Mr. Strang

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what discussions he has had with the chairman of the Medical Research Council about the effects cuts in the council's budget will have on medical science in Britain.

Mr. Brooke

My right hon. Friend met the chairman and secretary of the Medical Research Council (MRC) on 23 July 1984 but has had no further discussions on this matter since then. The grant-in-aid to the MRC in 1985–86, announced in January, is £122.3 million. This represents an increase of £2.1 million over previously published plans for the year.