§ Mr. BeggsTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much money has been allocated for research into the cause and treatment of tinnitus in each of the past three years in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. SackvilleIt is not possible to identify centrally funds allocated for research into the treatment of tinnitus.
The main agency through which the Government support medical and clinical research in the United Kingdom is the Medical Research Council (MRC) which
448Wlooks at the effect of tobacco advertising bans. It was published on 28 October and comments have been invited on it over the next three months.
§ Mr. Peter BottomleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) if she will list for each study examined by her Department of the effect of advertising on tobacco consumption the final year of data, the level of participation in smoking in that year, the present level and the estimated reduction associated with a ban; and what conclusions she has drawn on the effect if these results were replicated in the United Kingdom in the same years;
(2) if she will list the information available to her of the year and the level of smoking when an advertising ban was introduced and the levels of smoking in this country in each of those years.
§ Dr. MawhinneyThe figures for those countries studied in the Department of Health discussion document "Effect of tobacco advertising on tobacco consumption" are as follows:
receives its grant-in-aid from the Office of Science and Technology under the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
In 1991–92, the latest year for which figures are available, the MRC spent £129,000 on research into tinnitus. The council also supports a substantial volume of basic research into hearing which may have relevance to the understanding and treatment of this condition.