§ Mr. TredinnickTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether her Department will make a grant to the Society for the Promotion of Nutritional Therapy to fund the undertaking of further research into the safety of comfrey and comfrey products.
§ Mr. SoamesThe Ministry will shortly publish its "Food Research Requirements Document 1995–96" which describes the research topics that the Ministry is prepared to fund in the next financial year. These topics include research on the toxic properties of natural constituents of food which may cover the research requirements of the Society for the Promotion of Nutritional Therapy. The society is therefore welcome to submit its proposal for research in this area which will be assessed for its suitability for funding against the selection criteria listed in the document.