HC Deb 15 May 1989 vol 153 c89W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will update his answer of 27 January,Official Report, columns 795–98, showing the total amount spent by his Department on research into the sexual abuse of children in each of the years since 1979, listing the name of each project, its cost and completion date.

Mr. Mellor

The information has been placed in the Library.

Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the reply to the hon. Member for Nottingham, North of 9 March,Official Report, column 607, how many times the inter-departmental working group on child sexual abuse has met since 9 March; and what has been discussed.

Mr. Mellor

The group has not met since 9 March.