§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what is, for each year since 1975, the amount of public funds provided for research on mental health in Scotland.
§ Mr. Michael Forsyth[holding answer 9 March 19901: Funding awarded by the Scottish Home and Health Department and the Scottish Education Department for research into mental handicap and illness is as follows:
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£ 1975 — 1976 25,980 1977 59,711 1978 66,703 1979 61,563 1980 277,216 1981 53,769
£ 1982 28,700 1983 103,937 1984 98,608 1985 209,160 1986 393,514 1987 105,260 1988 175,103 1989 267,730