§ Mr. Michael Forsythasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will give details of the research being sponsored by his Department in the field of mental illness.
§ Mr. BrookeThe Medical Research Council, which receives its grant-in-aid through the Department, is the120W main Government agency for the promotion of medical research in the United Kingdom. I understand that the MRC is currently supporting a great deal of research work in the field of mental illness. Details can be found in the council's handbook 1984–85, a copy of which is available in the Library.
Research work relevant to mental illness is also being conducted in universities and medical schools. Much of this is financed from the block grant allocated for teaching and research on advice from the University Grants Committee. Information on such medical research work can be found in "Research in British Universities, Polytechnics and Colleges, Volume 2, Biological Sciences", published by the British Library, a copy of which is also available in the Library.