HC Deb 01 July 1986 vol 100 cc471-2W
43. Mr. David Atkinson

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on progress in research into schizophrenia.

Mr. Walden

The Medical Research Council, 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 from the MRC, which supports a considerable amount of research in schizophrenia, that good progress is being made in several areas including, computer assisted diagnosis, structural changes in the brain, neurochemical imaging, molecular genetic studies, family therapy and evaluation of psychiatric services. The council has recently set up a

Local authority net recurrent institutional expenditure per full-time equivalent pupilEngland
Financial years Unit cost* at out-turn prices Index deflated by the RPI Index in real terms deflated by the GDP deflator
£ (1979–80 = 100) (1979–80 = 100)
Nursery schools Primary schools Secondary schools Nursery schools Primary schools Secondary schools Nursery schools Primary schools Secondary schools
1975–76 600 260 400 121 100 108 123 101 109
1976–77 705 295 445 124 98 104 127 101 107
1977–78 665 320 480 102 93 99 106 96 102
1978–79 710 365 535 101 98 102 102 99 103
1979–80 815 430 610 100 100 100 100 100 100
1980–81 990 545 770 104 109 108 102 107 106
1981–82 1,110 620 870 105 111 110 104 110 109
1982–83 1,140 680 945 101 114 112 100 113 111
1983–84 1,230 730 1,015 104 117 114 103 116 114
1984–85 1,295 765 1,090 104 117 117 105 117 118
* Net recurrent institutional expenditure per full-time equivalent pupil.
† Financial year average.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for the United Kingdom the amount spent by central Government on each level of education each year since 1970 as a percentage of (a) central Government expenditure and (b) gross domestic product, to two places of decimals.

Schizophrenia and Allied Conditions Committee to review current research in the field and to identify opportunities for future research.

In addition, the Department of Health and Social Security is funding epidemiological research on morbidity and mortality in schizophrenia at the unit of clinical epidemiology, Oxford, and also intends to support studies on community-based services for people with mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. Two such projects have already started.

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