§ Mr. StrangTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what response has been made by the Medical Research Council to the letter from the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council recommending further research into bronchitis and emphysema following the council's 1988 report, Cm. 379.
Mr. JacksonThe secretary of the Medical Research Council wrote to the Industrial Injuries Council (IIAC) on 3 June 1988 explaining that the council would review the possibilities for further research in this field. When it completes this review it will inform the IIAC of its conclusions. The Medical Research Council is always willing to consider soundly based research proposals in competition with other applications.