HC Deb 13 January 1997 vol 288 c184W
Mr. Chris Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if the increase in NHS research and development spending related to primary care announced in his White Paper, "Primary Care: Delivering the Future" will be new funding. [10793]

Mr. Malone

Our aim is to double the existing proportion of national health service research and development directly related to primary care. The total level of NHS research and development spending is reviewed annually in the light of the needs and priorities of the NHS overall.