HC Deb 26 February 1987 vol 111 c351W
Mr. Beith

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science (1) whether the Medical Research Council is currently sponsoring any research project involving the injection of foetal cells into sufferers of Alzheimer's disease or related conditions;

(2) whether the Medical Reearch Council is aware of any existing or proposed project within the United Kingdom which involves the injection of foetal cells into sufferers of Alzheimer's disease or related conditions.

Mr. Walden

I understand that the Medical Research Council is not currently sponsoring any such research, nor is the Council aware of any existing project within the United Kingdom. However the MRC is aware that a number of United Kingdom research workers are discussing the possibility of collaborating with a Swedish group which proposes to graft foetal cells into patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease.