§ Mr. Robert B. Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what research his Department is currently sponsoring into the causes and treatment of migraine.
§ Mr. BrookeThe Medical Research Council (MRC), which receives its grant-in-aid through the Department, is the main Government agency for the promotion of medical research in the United Kingdom. I understand that the MRC is currently supporting five research projects on and relevant to migraine. The council is always willing to consider soundly based research proposals for support through its grants schemes in competition with other applicants.
In addition to the work supported by the MRC, research work on and relevant to migraine may also be conducted in universities and medical schools using funds allocated for teaching and research on the advice of the University Grants Committee but details of such work are not collected centrally.