HC Deb 11 July 1988 vol 137 cc60-1W
Mr. Battle

To ask the Secretary of State for Social Services if his Department has carried out any research into the disease endometriosis; and if he will make a statement.

Mrs. Currie

Research on medical matters falls within the sphere of the Medical Research Council, which is the main Government body for biomedical and clinical research in this country, and receives its grant-in-aid from the Department of Education and Science.