§ Mr. Dalyellasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what resources are devoted to research into and cure of chlamydia; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. WhitneyIn January 1985 the Department commissioned a study of chlamydia trachomatis in the female genital tract, at a cost of £65,000 over two years at University College hospital, London. Studies of the epidemiology of chlamydial diseases are also being undertaken by the social medicine and health services research unit, United Medical and dental schools of Guy's and St. Thomas' hospitals, which is funded from the Department's health and personal social services research budget.
I understand that the Medical Research Council, which receives an annual grant-in-aid from the Department of Education and Science and which is the main government-funded agency for the promotion of medical research, is funding a number of projects which may be relevant to chlamydial infections.