§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how much in each of the last three years his Department has spent on dementia research; and how much is allocated in the Comprehensive Spending Review for the next two years. [93309]
§ Mr. HuttonWith regard to the Department's spending on dementia research in the last three years I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Mr. Soames) on 21 June 1999,Official Report, column 289.
Comprehensive Spending Review settlements are given to Government Departments and do not include allocations to particular research programmes. Ministers are currently reviewing planned expenditure for 2000–01.