§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what was the total cost of the recent Medical Research Council case control study of leukaemia and lymphoma in young people resident in west Cumbria; and what percentage of it was met by each Government Department involved.
Mr. JacksonThe Medical Research Council has informed me that the total cost of its case control study of leukaemia and lymphoma in young people resident in west Cumbria was £260,000. The Department of Health contributed 27 per cent. of the total cost.