§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out into(a) cystic fibrosis and (b) colonic strictures; and if he will make a statement; [39317]
(2) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out into gastrointestinal transit in the elderly; and if he will make a statement; [39315]
(3) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out into (a) heart rate variability in mountaineers and (b) autonomic function and altitude; and if he will make a statement; [39311]
(4) what research his Department carried out into the long term safety and efficacy of TCV-116, 4; 8; 12; 16 mg. once daily, in patients with mild to moderate essential hypertension; and if he will make a statement; [39303]
(5) what research his Department has carried out into the evaluation of palliative care services to people with chronic obstructive airways disease; and if he will make a statement; [39056]
(6) what research his Department has carried out into Valaciclovir international Zoster assessment—VIZA; and if he will make a statement; [39307]
(7) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out into the long-term consequences of gastrointestinal infections; and if he will make a statement; [39299]
(8) what proposals his Department has carried out for a multi-centre pilot study to investigate the physical performance of the Allevyn adhesive dressing; and if he will make a statement; [38967]
(9) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out to assess the efficacy of semipermanent acupuncture needles in the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting; and if he will make a statement; [39313]
(10) what research his Department carried out into avoidable, acute admissions; and if he will make a statement; [39305]
(11) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out into diagnostic reasoning in occupational therapy; and if he will make a statement; [39297]
(12) what research his Department has carried out into the maintenance of activity and acceptability of Tianeptine administered in its prolonged release form—1 x 50 mg/day—in the treatment of (a) major depressive 36W disorders and (b) dysthymia; and if he will make a statement; [39309.]
(13) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out to investigate the effects of clinical use on the durability of Versaflex linear compression bandages; and if he will make a statement; [39301]
(14) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out into the prevention hypoxia after hip fractures; and if he will make a statement; [39316]
(15) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out into the personality in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy; and if he will make a statement; [39312]
(16) what research his Department carried out into current local awareness and trends in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome; and if he will make a statement; [39304]
(17) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out into the BASO breast study; and if he will make a statement; [39296]
(18) what research his Department has carried out into a randomised, double-blinded, paralleled group, placebo controlled study of topical lithium succinate cream applied either twice or four times daily in the treatment of herpes labalis U2E-93–02–001; and if he will make a statement; [39308]
(19) what research and evaluation his Department has recently carried out into the needs of adolescent offenders with psychological problems and others with similar difficulties; and if he will make a statement; [39300]
(20) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out to see if early changes in (a) insulin sensitivity and (b) insulin secretion in early diagnosed type II diabetes predict an ultimate treatment outcome; and if he will make a statement; [39314]
(21) what research his Department has carried out into the prevention of relapse/recurrence in depression with Isapirone treatment—Esprit—and if he will make a statement; [39306]
(22) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out into a randomised controlled trial to compare non-pharmacological methods of relieving perineal discomfort following childbirth; and if he will make a statement; [39298]
(23) what research his Department has carried out into BU9209UK/GP97 comparative effects of Bumetanide plus Captoril, and Frusemide plus Captopril in patients with congestive cardiac failure with long-term follow-up for up to two years; and if he will make a statement; [39310]
(24) what research and findings his Department carried out into an open multicentre study with response dependent dose titration and with a final double-blind comparison with placebo, run-out period; and if he will make a statement; [39302]
(25) what research and evaluation his Department has carried out into the use of an analgesic protocol as a means of rationalising the prescribing of analgesics for pain relief; and if he will make a statement. [39318]
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§ Mr. MaloneNone. Research commissioned within the Department's policy research programme is set out in "Centrally Commissioned Research Programme" and "Centrally Commissioned Research Programme: Commissions 1994/95", copies of which are available in the Library.
The main agency through which the Government support biomedical and clinical research is the Medical Research Council. The MRC is an independent body receiving its grant in aid from the Office of Science and Technology which is part of the Department of Trade and Industry.