§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science how much has been spent by the Medical Research Council on research into the causes of the post viral fatigue syndrome in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. JacksonThe Medical Research Council has not funded any research directly on post viral fatigue syndrome. However, the council does support research on immune responses to muscle, nerve cells and related structures which may shed light on this problem. The council is always willing to consider soundly based scientific proposals in competition with other applications.