HL Deb 29 July 1997 vol 582 cc31-2WA
The Countess of Mar

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What funds have been granted to the Institute of Psychiatry for research into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and allied syndromes by the Medical Research Council since 1987.

The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Simon of Highbury)

Since 1987, the Medical Research Council have awarded one grant to the Institute of Psychiatry for work involving Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Professor A. H. Mann at the Institute was awarded a grant worth £94,610 for a study entitled An epidemiological approach to the study of Chronic Fatigue in primary care settings. This finished in 1993.