Toxic Shock Syndrome

HC Deb 09 June 1992 vol 209 cc131-2W

Ms. Richardson

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what research is currently being carried out into toxic shock syndrome.

Mr. Waldegrave

The Medical Research Council is the main agency through which the Government support medical research in this country. While not at present supporting any research specifically into toxic shock syndrome, the Medical Research Council is supporting some basic research in staphylococcus which may have some relevance to it. The Medical Research Council is always willing to consider soundly based research proposals in competition with other applications. Information is not collected centrally on relevant publicly funded research which may be being carried out by universities, medical schools or health authorities, nor on research by charities.