§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what are, for 1994 to 1999, the estimated costs of the first five years of operation and installation of the new national medical centre at Hammersmith; and what would be the cost of keeping in operation for the same years(a) the Royal post-graduate medical school, Hammersmith, and (b) the clinical research centre, Harrow, respectively.
Mr. JacksonThe Medical Research Council is currently undertaking a detailed appraisal of proposals to improve clinical research in the United Kingdom, including proposals for a new national centre based at the Royal postgraduate medical school, Hammersmith. The costs of such a centre would depend on decisions to be taken in the light of this appraisal. Research costs at the RPMS and the clinical research centre in the period 1994 to 1999 will depend on a variety of decisions about research activities at these institutions prior to 1994 as well as on the outcome of the clinical research proposals currently being appraised.