§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what research is being sponsored by the Medical Research Council into trauma; whether he has any plans to extend the existing trauma research facilities; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WaldenI understand that the Medical Research Council (MRC) is funding 38 projects on research into trauma; this includes two projects omitted in error in my reply of 25 November, at columns397 and 398, to questions from my hon. Friend the Member for Macclesfield (Mr. Winterton). It is for the MRC to decide how, within its charter purposes, to apportion the grant-in-aid it receives from the Department's science budget between the various areas of science which it supports. The council is always willing to consider soundly-based research proposals for support through its grants schemes in competition with other applications.