§ Mrs. ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what financial contribution the Government are making directly to cancer research; and how much is contributed by charities in respect of Wales. [1146]
§ Mr. RichardsThe Government are committed to encouraging research into the causes, prevention, early detection and treatment of all cancers.
The main agency through which the Government support biomedical and clinical research is the Medical Research Council, which received Government funding from the office of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. The council spent £13.5 million directly on research into cancer in 1992–93. This figure would rise considerably if a proportion of the council's spend on basic medical research that could yield results relevant to cancer were included.
Charities, including the Imperial Cancer Research Fund and the Cancer Research Campaign, play a major role in cancer research. In 1992–93 they spent £114.8 million. Information is not held centrally on the contributions made by charities in respect of Wales.
§ Mrs. Anne CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what were the indicative contributions to the EU budget in respect of research and development for his Department in 1993–94. [1918]
§ Mr. HagueTable 2.1 of the "Statistical Supplement to the Forward Look of Government-funded Science, Engineering and Technology" contains indicative figures for the United Kingdom's contributions to the EC budget in respect of research and development. My Department does not have any policy responsibilities for Community research and development expenditure.