§ Mr. HunterTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much public money has been directed towards research into the sudden infant death syndrome or related projects in each year since 1979, expressed(a) in cash terms, (b) in real terms on the 1979 amount and (c) as a percentage increase or decrease on the previous year.
§ Mr. FreemanThe following readily available information about research into sudden infant death syndrome and related projects refers to projects funded by the Medical Research Council, the main agency through which the Government support biomedical and clinical research.
Actual expenditure Expenditure in 1979–80 prices Percentage change1 £ £ 1979–80 79,130 79,130 — 1980–81 133,608 112,806 +42.56 1981–82 207,610 159,569 +41.45 1982–83 206,600 148,211 -7.12 1983–84 243,861 167,328 +12.90 1984–85 241,912 157,996 -5.58 1985–86 282,948 175,329 +10.97 1986–87 476,059 285,457 +62.81 1987–88 405,182 230,772 -19.16 1 Percentage change of expenditure in 1979–80 prices over previous year.